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| Upcoming Events |
Brisbane, Australia
16 - 21 August 2009
| Upcoming Seminar |
Sex, mutations and human intelligence:
New research on human fitness indicators
Geoffrey Miller
Associate Professor, Psychology Department,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque USA
Visiting Scientist, Genetic Epidemiology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane
Author of ‘Spent’ and ‘The Mating Mind’
Venue: Biomed Lecture Theatre C (Building E27), The University of New South Wales, Kensington
Date: Thursday, 2 July, 2009
Time: 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm
Refreshments will be provided after the seminar
| Research Breakthroughs and Other News |
You'd be dead lucky to win Oz Lotto
Many Australians are getting excited about the record $90 million dollar jackpot in the next OZ Lotto draw on Tuesday 30 June, but you should understand that your chances of winning it are almost incomprehensibly small.
In fact, if you buy a ticket the day before the draw, you have a greater chance of dying before the lottery is drawn than you do of winning the big one!
Full story by centre member David Warton
Where giant plants dare to grow
Tropical plants like to grow tall, while temperate zone plants are dwarfs in comparison.
This global pattern to plant height has been discovered for the first time, after scientists including centre member Angela Moles reviewed the size and locations of more than 7000 species.
There are many more stories on our News page.