The Knowledgeable Object

Victim of Mt Vesuvius eruption brain turned to glass #79AD #Echobox=1579732557" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/science/2020/j…

Mourning in Moree: Why one community can’t celebrate on Australia Day smh.com.au/national/mourn… via @smh

"10 interesting Greeks in Australia’s global creative industry Do you know these creative Greek Australians?" Why, yes I do! & If you haven't checked out no.7's beautiful work ... do it now :) #EffyAlexakis neoskosmos.com/en/145761/10-i…

Decades after its extinction the hunt is still on! #thylacine #TasmanianTiger abc.net.au/news/2019-09-0… via @abcnews

#UMAC2020 planning is already underway!

Australian artists reveal some of the struggles involved to maintain a living wage and a creative practice - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2019-09-0…

Lunch with these gorgeous people last Friday, amazing historians, love them! Their latest book: Greek Cafes & Milk Bars of Australia Effy Alexakis & Leonard Janiszewski, on Greek-run cafés & milk bars that populated Australian country towns & cities ☕ cafesandmilkbars.com.au/product/greek-…

Big bird: central coast plans world's largest pelican statue theguardian.com/australia-news… More #BigThings !!

Members past, current and future starting to arrive as the evening kicks off.

Huge thanks to Co-authors @PaulGBentley @ #KnowledgeableObject's Dr Andrew Simpson ... aka @Wheres_Minmi ! Thanks @jesiathe for all the pix last night!

Documentary photographer EFFY ALEXAKIS & socio-cultural historian LEONARD JANISZEWSKI will be presenting a free PUBLIC LECTURE in MELBOURNE on THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER, 2019, at PRESTON LIBRARY between 7-9pm. To RSVP visit: eventbrite.com.au/e/greek-enterp…… via: facebook.com/cafesandmilkba…

Engagement with objects, either directly or through digital media, has long been recognized as a viable, constructivist pedagogy, capable of mediating significant meaning and context... edoc.hu-berlin.de/bitstream/hand… #ObjectBasedLearning #OBL

Decolonise science – time to end another imperial era theconversation.com/decolonise-sci… via @ConversationUK

#Egypt: Why 3,000-year-old Pharaoh's body scan stunned archaeologists- #Usermaatre Ramses III nytimespost.com/egypt-why-3000… via NY Times Post

Touch can produce detailed, lasting memories - Exploring objects through touch can generate detailed, durable memories for those objects, even when we don't intend to memorize the object's details, according to a new study. #OBL sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/…

@GinaHammond @ORChiara #blockbusterexhibition @CultureWorksAus

Congratulations @ORChiara & Anna Lawrenson - at the launch of their wonderful book tonight

#TheKnowledgeableObject began with a grant last yr, exciting project to be involved with then & also into the future as scope expands. Team is excited to be at next wk's #CAUMAC2019 #ObjectBasedLearning #UniversityCollections #UniversityMuseums @caumac_au theknowledgeableobject.wordpress.com