Sunday, 23 August 2015
Melawan Sains Palsu Bloopers 22.8.15
To shoot 2 one-minute videos took us half a morning. We started at
7.30am with breakfast and finished at 10am. Here is the reason why.
Apa Itu Deria Ke-6?
APOSL's Melawan Sains Palsu video shoot. Muhammad Musoddiq Bin Jaafar wrote the script. Shot at Penchala Terrace.
Sunday, 9 August 2015
A.R. Wallace: Exploratory Journeys in Melaka & Sarawak, and his Influences on Malaysian Natural History Study
This wonderful talk was given by Lim Tze Tshen, a research assistant at University Malaya.
I fetched the speaker at 4.15pm and made our way to Lake Gardens. Kian Keong was already eaiting for us there.
Upon arrival, we ate and chit chatted while waiting for the rest to show up.
This is the first time we have held a talk in the open, without the use of a projector. Participants had to download the presentation and load it into their smart phones so they could follow the speaker as he presented.
The talk was very intersting. It was obvious Tshen is a fan of Wallace's work and life. The man discovered and catalogued many thousands of species of flora and fauna found in our home country. His study was so extensive and authoratative that several animals and regions were named after him! Yet, until the talk, I did not know much about Wallace.
Tshen only covered Wallace's explorations in Malacca and Sarawak, and did not touch on his research into the theory of natural selection. Part 2 of his talk will be held another day, probbaly next year as APOSL already has events every month till October.
PS. Tshen is giving the same talk at People's Merdeka Exhibition (https://www.facebook.com/events/1456072861364575/permalink/1457800061191855/)
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