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With an investment in creative research that combines art, science, and technology, Irene Agrivina’s research project, A Perfect Marriage, investigates the symbiotic relationship between Azolla, an aquatic water fern, and Anabaena, a microscopic…

8 Jun 2016, Wed 7:30pm - 9:00pm The Single Screen, BLock 43 Malan Road Dr John van Wyhe, historian of science and the Founder and Director of Darwin Online will speak about Charles Darwin’s study and obsession with barnacles. His study of these dull,…

2 Mar 2019, Sat 10:00 AM - 01:00 PMNature reserves and parks are often thought of as places to seek out beautiful and interesting plants. It may surprise us that fascinating and useful plants can actually be found all around us – many people call…

5 Dec 2019, Thu 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road We are now surrounded by the living products of our own ingenuity. Hybrid fish, transgenic corn, and Wolbachia mosquitoes. We tend to view such creatures with dread, thinking…

29 Dec 2019, Sun 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM The Seminar Room, Blk 43 Malan Road Insects are crucial to our ecosystem. However, rapid environmental degradation has caused a major decline of their population, affecting humans and other interdependent species.…

17 Jan 2020, Fri 08:00 PM - 09:30 PM Block 43 Malan Road Exploring plant consciousness and communication networks in forests, sound artist Tini Aliman has developed a practice that involves collaborating with diverse plant species. Together with her…

5 Dec 2019, Thu 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road We are now surrounded by the living products of our own ingenuity. Hybrid fish, transgenic corn, and Wolbachia mosquitoes. We tend to view such creatures with dread, thinking…

Symposium: Biodiver-city and Urban Futures 18 Jan 2020, Sat 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road 2.00 – 2.15pm Introduction by Ute Meta Bauer, Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore, and Professor, NTU ADM, and Laura Miotto,…

26 Feb 2019, Tue 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM “Weeds” are not a group of related plants (like “orchids” or “gingers” or “palms”), nor are they plants with shared physical characteristics (like “trees” or “shrubs”). Although weeds defy easy definition, their…