cbsquared GAMSAT Q's Workshop: ENROL NOW! Commences 7th November 2011
"cbsquared: GAMSAT Q's Workshop is a 2 week chemistry course specifically
tailored for GAMSAT candidates. Covers worked answers to ACER materials (Books 1-3), approach to GAMSAT questions, how much of the stimulus you need to read, what knowledge is required to answer each question. For more information, see the tuition and courses page. To enrol, please register here.
cbsquared Summer course: ENROL NOW! Commences 21st November 2011
"cbsquared: Chemistry for the GAMSAT", is a 10 week chemistry course specifically
tailored for GAMSAT candidates. Available by attendance in Adelaide or all over the world online!
For more information see the tuition and courses page or download course information booklet (pdf) and register your interest.
If you would like advice about how best to tackle your GAMSAT study or enquire about whether the course would suit your chemistry background please email info@corribaker.com for more information.
JOIN THE GAMSAT MAILING LIST: Coming soon- GAMSAT Study Tips & Tricks!
If you would like to be added to the cbsquared mailing list to receive some advice about how to get the most out of your GAMSAT study journey, and be informed of upcoming courses and study groups for Chemistry, Physics and Biology please click here.
Physics and Biology tuition now available!
cbsquared is now branching out from Chemistry the central science, into Physics and Biology! Please email or add yourself to the mailing list for more information regarding available tuition and courses from experienced tutors who are experts in their fields at PhD level.
Big Blog Theory
cbsquared was voted Australias best Science Microblogger in 2010, for her twitter and facebook feeds, a great source of the latest science shaping the politics, economics and sustainability of the world we live in. The Big Blog Theory is an Australia wide competition was run as part of National Science Week, searching for the best science blog and microblog on the net. You can follow and interact with my science microblogging on twitter and facebook!
chemistry & beyond
Nature is a Maths Geek:
This is a beautiful, haunting video. I have many times tried to articulate ideas such as this. Enjoy the wonders of nature..and maths!
Mike Seyfang: QandA Listen to Science "DeNile" Mix:
Mike Seyfang mashes up the science video contribution to QandA from myself and Hilary Coleman, along with Clive Hamilton, Nick Minchin and some rather *frank* twitter tweets. Watch the video to see some heated debate and explore the links between some hot topics: climate science, coal and tobacco. Use this to make your own mash up! To get some ideas and see Mikes other mash ups, visit his BlipTv page.
cbsquareds' Corri Baker and lab buddy Hilary Coleman get their 40 seconds of fame on ABC's Q & A:
Our question is to the panel: Why do politicians refuse to listen to the science of climate change?
See the full episode (including the "answers" given by the panel).
"You are entitled to your own opinions, but you are not entitled to your own facts": The Danger of Science Denial
Did you know that taking herbal supplements and vitamins could just be giving you very expensive wee? That's not necessarily a very dangerous thing in itself. But there are many ways that you could be putting yourself and your family at risk if you don't use science to make your decisions.
Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk"
Did you know that you have 10 times as many bacterial cells in or on your body than human cells?
Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other using a chemical language - molecules are the "words". This language enables the bacteria to coordinate defense and mount attacks.
Green chemistry, also called sustainable chemistry, is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Whereas environmental chemistry is the chemistry of the natural environment, and of pollutant chemicals in nature, green chemistry seeks to reduce and prevent pollution at its source.
