A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
On January 16, 2024, MOD. opened a new kind of polling agency. Instead of gauging the political opinion of humans, the agency sought to evaluate the attitude of trees. Under the guidance of experimental philosopher and artist Jonathon Keats, the agency evaluates changes in stress level by monitoring changes in canopy cover. (Under greater stress, […]
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On Saturday 14 October, while Australia was voting to reject recognition and voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples in the constitution, MOD. invited people to a field trip down to Yundi Nature Conservancy. Eight willing guests came along as part of programming for the Nature Festival and together we went on a guided […]
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We kicked off our first Q series event of the year today, a quick-fire lunchtime talk with researchers. Each month we will get together and attempt to answer some of the (small) questions behind INVISIBILITY. Dr Sabrina Einecke from the University of Adelaide and Associate Professor Ady James from UniSA joined us to talk about light, […]
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Did you know that birds aren’t real? Those feathery things you see flying about in the sky aren’t actually living creatures. They’re drones piloted by the US Government built to spy on us. I’m not serious, of course. It’s the biggest conspiracy theory to come out of Gen Z, spread to play on the misinformation […]
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During their decades at sea, oil and gas structures, including the platforms, pipes and more, have been crucial in ensuring we all have access to much of the energy we need. In addition to their intended function, these structures have developed new functions and have become home to a huge diversity of marine life. As […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
Early career wildlife conservation biologist Tiahni Adamson hopes to build a more sustainable and equal future by working at the junction point where western science and the knowledges of First Nations communities intersect. “I always knew that I was Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, but I didn’t have that connection to my dad,” Adamson says of […]
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Words by Tarryn Basden.
In the battle to protect biodiversity, researchers are asking questions. They are discovering how species interact and rely on each other to survive. Everything in nature is connected, and if we want to protect any one thing, we need to protect all the things they are connected to. When trying to figure out these complicated […]
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Words by Owen Cumming
The world is a strange place. It’s so strange, that after centuries of studying and cataloguing its plants and animals, we’re only a fifth of the way through. In fact, we might only be a fiftieth of the way through. The total number of species on Earth is thought to be around 8.7 million, but […]
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Can you tell us a little bit about what you are working on for your PhD Simon? I’m working on developing a terrain mapping system which uses information from bionic rat-like facial whiskers and other tactile sensors aboard a legged robot for modelling the terrain and its traversability to aid in guiding legged robots through […]
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When everything changed in 2020, the research conducted by Sensor Systems group at UniSA STEM changed too. Adaptability is really just the ability for a system to change in evolving conditions. When the pandemic struck, Javaan Chahl and his group were able to adapt a machine vision and AI process, initially designed around search and […]
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