Dr Niraj Lal hosts astrophysicist & Nobel Prize winner Prof Brian Schmidt AC to answer a listener's question:  "How did the universe start?" More on Dr Lal's journey from ourANU researcher to author, ABC Australia podcaster & Eureka Prize winner: cecc.anu.edu.au/NirajNLal

great to chat about Imagine This with Nate Byrne on ABC TV News Breakfast this morning. New eps w/ Nobel Prize winner Prof Brian Schmidt FRS, President of the Aust. Academy of Science Prof Jagadish AC, and more... A podcast of big ideas for little ones: fb.watch/lyrB-C5GRO/

12 yrs ago, my jazz band played at Julian Assange's 40th birthday party - he's been deprived of liberty since then. my story here about Julian's idea, the power of true information, and why governments are afraid of him: medium.com/@niraj.lal/rub…

A great article. Unlike any perspective on Assange I have seen.

World famous Wimbledon claims to be committed to the environment but picks #FossilFuel, #Extinction funding Barclays Bank as their new partner 🤯 Tennis is #BetterWithoutBarclays #NoTennisOnADeadPlanet 🎾 Tell 'em > xrb.link/x54y1sR?source… #ZeroLoveForBarclays #BarclaysxWimbledon

A terrible decision. This is not a "temporary fix", it's a long term disaster. US will have the blood of Ukrainian children on its hands for decades to come - just like its cluster bombs are still killing kids in Laos today, 50+ years after their use. apnews.com/article/cluste…

Industries that profit from war have been infiltrating our democracy. Join us online tmrw for this important discussion 6:30pm AEST Panellists: Mark Zirnsak Uniting Church in Australia - Synod of VIC & TAS Sue Wareham Scott Ludlam Alison Broinowski AWPR Me Register: ourdemocracy.com.au/peace-democrac…

Our children, the breakfast of weapons companies. “Weapons companies influence STEM education through sponsorships, partnerships, events, competitions — weapons of mass destruction, crimes of war, human rights breaches, corporate misconduct.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Matthew Knott The Sydney Morning Herald consortiumnews.com/2023/07/28/cai…

No profit on a dead planet 🔥☠️

"History will record Julian’s story as one of the most astonishing of the 21st Century. Not only the work and revelations of Wikileaks — which have stopped wars, but the coordinated and fervent opposition to it." Niraj Lal on 'scientific journalism'. medium.com/@niraj.lal/sci…

10 million listens! +5 new ABC Imagine this eps. Great to chat w/ Nate Byrne ✨🎧🎙🎉 answering for 4-8yos: why is the sea 🌊 salty? why do we get older 🕑? how are rocks made? 🌋 how do 🐔 make 🥚? what is🤳reception and why do my parents lose it 🗼 😂? abc.net.au/kidslisten/pro…

my first ABC Play School Science Time episode went to air this week with the incredible Miah Madden. I loved watching Play School as a kid, and my own kids love watching it now. An absolute privilege to be on it. Have peaked. iview.abc.net.au/show/play-scho…