2025 Festival Hightlights

With the theme of Infinite Awe, in its 10th year, World Science Festival Brisbane 2025 took place 21 – 30 March, exploring a range of mind-expanding scientific areas, including all things Quantum, First Nations knowledges, neuroscience, the natural world, space travel, robotics, the future of food and more.

 

With local and international scientists, explorers and change-makers, a program of events and entertainment showcased awe-inspiring innovations and developments in science and technology.

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ABC Radio National Podcast – Download This Show: LIVE

Hosted by Rae Johnston, Download This Show is here to answer all your questions about the brain and technology.

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Game Changers: Gilmour Space Technologies

Hear from Australian space innovators Ashley Hasforth, and Kody Cook from Gilmour Space Technologies, as they discuss the preparation for the first Australian made rocket to launch into orbit from Australian soil.

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ABC Radio National Podcast – All in the Mind: Dissecting the Brain

The brain might be an undiscerning blob that makes up just two per cent of your body, but what it does for you is extraordinary.

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Festival Snaps!