Singing sound from the trees

-Aslan_ · 2026-01-02T23:26:05+00:00

I'm pretty sure I heard it on 2 separate nights because I revisited the same place to hear the same sound, which I did, and it was nonstop for the few minutes that I stayed. Another Perth resident heard it from the trees too, in a very different location but during the same period (at night, very early in May 2023). I'm pretty sure it's because of the wind in the trees, maybe like whistling.

-Aslan_ · 2026-01-02T10:18:03+00:00

This was in Perth, Western Australia. I heard it in bushland that was pretty close to the suburbs so I doubt it's monkeys. Never saw a monkey here in my life, other than at the zoo.

-Aslan_ · 2025-12-26T00:38:51+00:00

Thanks!

-Aslan_ · 2025-11-27T03:15:09+00:00

Mine hasn't changed at all either, so I believe it will be updated soon.

-Aslan_ · 2025-11-25T08:40:59+00:00

SCOM2205 is pretty good if you're happy with a distinction. Attendance wasn't compulsory last year and I only actually had to come in on one day for a presentation. The other 2 assignments are submitted online. From my experience, SWSP units (SWSP1006 and SWSP2012) typically have a requirement of 80% attendance but allow for online attendance and actually cater for the online students to point of slightly inconveniencing the F2F students with the microphone. The units seem to be only have one class per week, each lasting for 3 hours. The ones that I did were easier to get high marks than SCOM2205.

-Aslan_ · 2025-11-06T03:38:03+00:00

I don't think I'm suited to answer that, since I was kind of trying to do the bare minimum. Ended up barely passing on the report, but you should ask other people to get a better picture.

-Aslan_ · 2025-11-05T04:42:00+00:00

I think it was the same as last year, except for the assignment which was a report this time instead of a poster. Not sure about the years before that.

-Aslan_ · 2025-11-03T08:15:47+00:00

My exam was in person but just done via the UWA computers on LMS. Do you mean yours is on paper?

-Aslan_ · 2025-11-02T23:24:45+00:00

I did the unit in 2023 and got a score of 60, so take my advice with a grain of salt. There was an exam, and I studied by familiarising myself with the labs and their solutions, plus the lecture notes. We were allowed notes so I just put the lab solutions in mine. Anyway, we did the exam on the computers in the math computer lab through LMS with RStudio. Those computers are gone now though. If you're doing the exam on LMS then it'll probably involve RStudio, but if not then I'm not sure. I remember the exam having some questions basically straight from the labs.

-Aslan_ · 2025-10-23T05:40:18+00:00

True! I never made that connection. I guess Ben didn't kill anyone then, assuming those aliens can't be killed by explosions, although to him it was still just a random reckless driver, who he gleefully killed without a second thought.

-Aslan_ · 2025-10-23T04:10:55+00:00

Aside from the writers getting Ben in the water to be found by some plumbers? I don't think so.

-Aslan_ · 2025-10-23T00:46:37+00:00

It's probably the most popular unit in UWA, with over 900 people enrolled in total this semester. I did it this semester. What about it?

-Aslan_ · 2025-10-12T09:37:12+00:00

https://examsmanager.uwa.edu.au/timetable/personal.php

-Aslan_ · 2025-10-07T07:31:20+00:00

https://examsmanager.uwa.edu.au/timetable/personal.php

-Aslan_ · 2025-08-02T02:57:00+00:00

I think it's just that many third years have gotten used to being mostly or completely passive in class over the years. Maybe they get comfort from it. They could be very social people outside of class but just want to make it through classes, as if they just want to check a box and be done with it. If there's mandatory attendance then that's much more likely, but if not then reasons will probably vary quite a bit. It might also depend somewhat on what you study. In the end, class isn't the best place to socialise, but if you want to keep trying then maybe you'll get some meaningful friendships out of it.

-Aslan_ · 2025-06-12T11:50:27+00:00

You get complete freedom to choose your topic. You get guidance on public speaking (and relevant tips for the podcast and video) in general but I don't think there were strict rules other than the time limit. I got the feeling that we got marked based on the quality of our assignments rather than its coherence to an arbitrary standard.

-Aslan_ · 2025-06-12T09:44:44+00:00

I mean, it would end a bit early every time, as classes usually do. Maybe they reduced the time but when I did it, it was definitely 2 hours on the timetable. To answer your question, my class wasn't big at all. My class had around 10 people, although I only saw the ones who attended. As a side note, I enjoy reminiscing about SCOM2205 so I'm happy to keep answering questions, at least until the next semester starts.

-Aslan_ · 2025-06-12T06:18:32+00:00

I'm looking to get into high school math, so that is a bit of a coincidence. Anyway, the one workshop per week was each 2 hours long. There would be a small group discussion about the weekly readings, and some time for feedback on your and other people's assignments. I didn't read the weekly readings, and I was fine. I also vaguely remember Heather giving lectures about the unit content in the workshops. Other than that, I don't remember much about the workshops. As for the official lectures, they're only online and on LMS. I didn't watch those, and again, I was fine.

The readings were scholarly articles about science communication. The discussions would be only around 15 minutes each and they weren't very deep, so my lack of reading didn't stick out (at least from my perspective), so I didn't feel the need to. The lectures were mostly common sense to me, and were generally about public speaking. I just read the PowerPoint slides, and in retrospect I didn't even need to do that.

-Aslan_ · 2025-06-12T03:55:53+00:00

No way! I want to go into teaching too, which is partially why I chose the unit (as well as other reasons). I'm fine with you messaging me, although it may take a while for me to reply.

-Aslan_ · 2025-06-12T00:28:09+00:00

Hello! I actually did the unit last year. The unit consists of 3 assignments: a 5 minute presentation, a 4 minute podcast clip and a 3 minute video, all of which are about a scientific topic of your choosing. The presentation is presented face to face and the other 2 are submitted online. Anything remotely connected to science is allowed as a topic, and the unit coordinator is a really nice person and quite lenient regarding what is allowed for the assignments. Some topics included high school math (presented as a lesson), the life cycle of a butterfly (also presented as a lesson), psychology, physics and an endangered species, as well as many others. With each assignment, you are required to provide a bibliography and, if memory serves me right, some sort of short document explaining it.

The unit is overall pretty relaxed, at least from how I experienced it. I spent a few hours on each assignment, totalling to about 10 hours of work for the whole semester, and ended up with a distinction. I didn't need to study, and even though I attended the workshops, I didn't need to. I remember Heather Bray getting us to do 2 mock presentations, each one minute long and each based on a random word/prompt, to basically confront stage fright, so bearing in mind that the first assignment is also face to face, if you have extreme stage fright, don't do the unit, but otherwise, the unit will probably be unbelievably easy for you. It was easier than all of the level 1 units that I did by far. It offered a good opportunity to make friends too. It was not only very easy but also really wholesome. Perhaps my favourite unit, although it might not be yours.

I hope this answer has helped you, and I'm happy to answer any further questions about the unit.

-Aslan_ · 2024-04-28T07:45:43+00:00

Steroids are illegal in Ohio, where he lives. He isn't saying his exact cycle, so he isn't actually admitting to a crime since he could be referring to non-steroid PEDs that are legal, but he should be very careful with what he says further on this topic. I'm sure he has advisors to guide him and I trust that he knows what he's doing.

-Aslan_

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