Best Australian Science Writing 2024

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(55 65 81 1)>What lurks in a house of slime hidden in the middle of a forest? Why are AI scientists talking about the formula p(doom) - and what does it mean for humanity? Is there a place for psychedelics in our medicine cabinets?</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(55 65 81 1)>The best science writing doesn't just answer questions it cracks them open. It dissects them probes them and solves their mysteries. It takes you on a journey of discovery.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(55 65 81 1)>Science is a deeply human endeavour and the stories we tell about it can be powerful lifechanging forces for good. At times they can also be worrying glimpses of what might lie ahead. They can show us the climate models that are predicting our future how emojis might empower a new generation of Kaytetye language speakers as well as how scientists create your favourite chip flavour.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(55 65 81 1)>This much-loved anthology - now in its fourteenth year - selects the most riveting entertaining poignant and fascinating science stories from Australian writers poets and scientists.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(55 65 81 1)>With a foreword by DeadlyScience founder Corey Tutt OAM this anthology covers an extraordinary year filled with major moments in science.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(55 65 81 1)>**Includes the shortlisted entries for the 2024 UNSW Press Bragg Prize and the 2023 student prize-winning essay.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>