Science Busking (inSight)
Students take experimental science to Queenstown’s streets with fun demonstrations that illustrate science ideas. From test-tube and bucket chemistry to feats of physics – you’ll be amazed and astounded. And if you’ve got a burning science question that you need answered, ask a student! Buskers will pop up on Queenstown’s waterfront near the mall.
The Wild Wet (inSight)
Survival in the planet’s oldest rainforest. Filmmakers: Joshua Mayo and Moritz Katz In far northeastern Australia lies a land that could not be more different to the arid landscapes that cover most of the continent. Twice the age of the Amazon, it is the planet’s most ancient rainforest. Dark, damp and dangerous – it’s a […]
A Beetle Abroad (inSight)
New Zealand’s unlikely hero. Filmmakers: Elanor Gale and Samantha Young ‘A Beetle Abroad’ is a documentary that draws the viewer into a mesmerising macro world. This emotional and quirky story follows a dung beetle’s life. She is called Delilah, and her quest in life is to have a family. But what makes her tale unique […]
Mind Control (inSight)
Previously the stuff of science fiction movies, mind control as a means of helping us in our everyday life is becoming a reality. Researcher Calvin Kai Young explains how we can physically control equipment with our own mind as well as the science behind it, which is enabling us to develop everything from prosthetic limbs […]