A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
MOD. was again thrilled to host students from the STEM Aboriginal Learner Congress and provide Aboriginal learners with a range of interactive and challenging STEM-related learning experiences. The STEM Aboriginal Learner Congress is a Department for Education initiative aimed at inspiring the next generation of young Aboriginal scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. 160 government schools […]
Read more
Interactive exhibits get a bit tricky during a pandemic. One of our design principles here at MOD. is to be participatory, that is, creating spaces for doing, not just seeing. But if you can’t touch something, how can you interact with it? Here are a few good ways we found while developing It’s Complicated. Feeding […]
Read more
The Hooded Lycrabot (Flore pneumaticae) is a synthetic organism that can detect heat from living things. We have been cultivating them here at MOD. for quite a while, and since it is World Creativity and Innovation Day, we decided it was as good a time as any to release them on an unsuspecting public. The […]
Read more
You might notice a black MOD. shipping container getting around town. If you’re game, go inside and sit in one of the large metal chairs. You’ll be guided through a series of tasks and given mild electrical shocks which cause discomfort, and even pain. Why? To challenge your perception of pain and explore how pain […]
Read more
Last fortnight I had the pleasure of participating in Stuart Campbell’s (aka Sutu) workshop on augmented reality (AR). AR is an interactive experience of the real-world whereby computer-generated sensory information, e.g., visual, auditory, etc is overlaid with the physical world in a way that is perceived as immersive. If you have not experienced AR yet, […]
Read more
(and lessons learnt)
Lesson 1: Keep it short During my undergraduate degree in biology, I was taught how to communicate science using the standard essay format: Introduction-Hypothesis-Method-Discussion-Conclusion. It was a beautiful skill to learn and one which put me in good stead for my honours and PhD. I found out the hard way however that it was not the […]
Read more