Dalibor here, from Science House Sydney, bringing you our first blog post from what is literally the opposite end of the planet. I know many non-Australian readers have a hazy image of Australia as a place of deserts, crocodiles, crocodile hunters, and surfing. While this view is justly shared by many locals, we also have a vibrant scientific community, impressive universities, and a growing startups scene. More >>

Last Friday former neurosurgeon turned entrepreneur Katrina Firlik came to Science House to give a talk titled “How to Think Like a Brain Surgeon”. Katrina provided us with some fascinating insights into this gruelling and sometimes gory profession. More >>

It’s all systems go at Science House as we’re working towards launching an iPad edition of Video Science, our virtual toolkit of videos for science teachers. The app will contain over 70 HD videos of science experiments, manipulative models, book reviews and recommended items for your classroom. More >>

Science House had a very successful pitch meeting last Friday night which saw presentations from biotech to a community lab for DIYbio, to commercial antibody discovery, miniature spectroscopy and Web 2.0 for scientists.

Guest speaker Lawrence Chernin. dropped by Science House to talk about chip design, starting with the basics – semiconductor materials and transistors – and building up to the remarkably complex, where many thousands, millions or even billions of transistors are arranged into the chips found in our iPhones, laptops, and digital cameras. More >>

Science House is very proud to announce the release of version 2.0 of our Video Science app. This version, created by app developer Jesse Tayler, science teacher Dan Menelly, and produced by Science House, contains 65 short films of science experiments, book reviews and items for your science class toolkit, with accompanying commentary and teaching tips targeted to new science teachers. Download the app!

Science House founder and CEO James Jorasch sat on the panel for an entrepreneurial pitch session at an event run by The Hatchery this week. Entrepreneurs had just 5 minutes to present before the panel, after which they fielded questions from the panelists and received suggestions and feedback. The Hatchery calls it “American Idol meets Venture Capital.” James was also recently accepted as a member of New York Angels. Since 1997, their group has invested over $28 million in more than 65 ventures companies.

Introducing the newest member of our NY Science House team, Megan Kingery. Our events and communications manager, Megan will be bringing flair and eloquence to Science House. If you have an idea for an upcoming Science House talk or event, send her an email at megan@sciencehouse.com.

Our first Sydney event on the 21st of December brought together four math PhDs, a handful of chemistry gurus and an MBA candidate. This was our first brainstorming session for the math Collaborator project that Dalibor is leading from the Sydney office.

Science House and DIYbio will host an event about biosecurity on January 19th to open discussions between amateur biologists and law enforcement agencies about the risks and promises of moving bioengineering into the public.