Name: Shaping Nature's Future: Sensory Systems, Carbon Comebacks and Penguin Pressures
Start: 2025-05-20T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-20T20:30:00
Location: Carlton Brewhouse

Discover how the evolution of sensory systems is guiding the design of cutting-edge conservation programs, explore regenerative tourism as a driver for restoring ecosystems and learn about the challenges faced by our cute penguin friends as Antarctica's ice melts. Join us for an evening of ecological insights and sustainable solutions!

Antarctica is pretty cool - or is it?

Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson (Lecturer, Science communicator, University of Melbourne)

Antarctica's ice is melting at alarming rates, threatening wildlife like penguins, who are feeling the heat—and not in a good way. Dive into the science of rising temperatures, disappearing ice, and shifting ecosystems, all while enjoying flippin’ adorable penguin photos. It’s a chill talk you won’t want to miss!

A tourist, A (mangrove) tree and A ton of carbon

Ahalya Suresh (PhD candidate, RMIT University)

What if your next holiday could help fight climate change? From selfie-snapping tourists to mud-loving mangroves; discover how tourists can restore mangroves and why your next trip might just save a ton of carbon!

Hunting spiders: a parasitic wasp’s guide

Dr Chris Freelance (Lecturer, Research administrator, University of Melbourne)

Pompilid wasps have evolved as fierce hunters and parasites of spiders. But on which spider signals do they eavesdrop to locate victims? How has this shaped wasp sensory organs? Learn the answers and how they can aid conservation & pest control!

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