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Have you ever wondered how arthropods grow? Or why synthetic foods are so much worse than whole? Or how the biggest predators got so swole? Well, find out here.
Ultra-Processed Foods and Cognition: What's the Evidence
Dr Cardoso’s research investigates the impact of the consumption of ultra-processed foods on age-associated cognitive decline. She will show the current evidence in this field, and how strategies to reduce the consumption of ultra-processed foods can be incorporated for better health.
Dr Barbara R Cardoso is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University. She immersed herself in the fields of biochemistry and neuroscience to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental role nutrition plays in brain health.
Dr Barbara R Cardoso is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University. She immersed herself in the fields of biochemistry and neuroscience to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental role nutrition plays in brain health.
Crabs to the Cambrian: A Journey Through Bugs and Body Plans
Miss Alyssa Fjeld
(PhD Student, Monash University)
Arthropods are vital to life on our planet. From their first appearance >500 million years ago to the modern day, questions remain. How do arthropods grow? Are these patterns new or ancient? Join us on a voyage through time, weird bugs and bodyplans!
Alyssa Fjeld is a PhD student at Monash University, working with Dr. Evan’s EvoMorphology Lab and Museums Victoria to tackle questions about arthropod growth patterns through deep time. Famelab Aus 3MT Semi-Finalist 2021; Msc Palaeobiology 2021
Alyssa Fjeld is a PhD student at Monash University, working with Dr. Evan’s EvoMorphology Lab and Museums Victoria to tackle questions about arthropod growth patterns through deep time. Famelab Aus 3MT Semi-Finalist 2021; Msc Palaeobiology 2021
The Rise and Fall of the Mega-toothed Sharks
Ben Francischelli
(Sustainability Organisation Officer/Science Advisor, City of Whittlesea & Bayside Earth Sciences Society)
The Megalodon was a bone-crunching apex predator that fed on whales, existing for more than 60 million years until its untimely demise over 3 million years ago. This talk will be examining the evolution, rise, and ultimate downfall of this monstrous shark and the new fossil evidence being discovered in Melbourne, Australia.
Ben Francischelli is a vertebrate palaeontologist and science communicator at the Port Phillip EcoCentre. He has been launching expeditions to retrieve fossil whales and sharks for the last decade across Victoria, working with a group of citizen scientists.
Ben Francischelli is a vertebrate palaeontologist and science communicator at the Port Phillip EcoCentre. He has been launching expeditions to retrieve fossil whales and sharks for the last decade across Victoria, working with a group of citizen scientists.
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