Africa’s science leaders have babies too
It has been difficult to accept, psychologically, that Maya is almost entirely my responsibility while she is a baby, and a breastfeeding one at that....
Author : Anina Mumm
Anina Mumm is a science communication and digital media consultant at ScienceLink, a company she co-founded to help scientists connect with the world, particularly through the use of multi-media story-telling and other innovative digital tools. Anina is also the Chairperson of SciBraai, a proudly South African NPO dedicated to science journalism, communication and outreach, and she is an active member of the South African Science Journalists' Association. Full profile on LinkedIn: za.linkedin.com/in/aninamumm/
Our daughter Maya is here and healthy because of veggies, dog walks and a cyborg technology that costs R50 a day
by Anina Mumm
When we decided to have a baby, my HbA1C (a long-term measure of blood sugar control) was 7.2. Not too bad for a type 1...
Science and ‘social learning’ key to reduce climate disaster risks – Oxpeckers
by Anina Mumm
Disrupting the Future: How communities and experts work together to reduce flood disaster risks in Limpopo. A multimedia #ClimaTracker investigation by Anina Mumm EXPLORE THE FULL...
Pee, poo & pollen say climate change is real
by Anina Mumm
While chatting with one Nigel Barker of UP (@Nigel_GEBP) about something different entirely, he mentions that Dassie middens, used by generations of the little critters to...
Yesterday I learnt that it is us
by Anina Mumm
Us. We who live in cities. We who are employed. We who are academics. We who are food secure. We who have air conditioning. We...
“Puff adders don’t smell … like anything” – meerkats, dogs
by Anina Mumm
These little guys learn much faster than dogs apparently, at least when it comes to learning how to pick out a snake’s scent from a...
Better get used to this heat
by Anina Mumm
When the maximum temperature approaches 36 degrees around 2pm in Jozi, I’m like, screw this, I’m done; let’s pick it up after dark. And then...
Scarab the dung beetle
by Anina Mumm
IN THE MIDDLE of the Kalahari, Scarab goes about his daily business, or rather, the business of some unsuspecting antelope. As dung beetles of his...
In defense of my research on plant defenses
by Anina Mumm
Before I switched careers from scientist to science communicator, I completed an MSc in biochemistry, and for the last 3 years I’ve been wondering how...
INFOGRAPHIC: What are DNA profiles used for?
by Anina Mumm
DNA profiling has revolutionised criminal justice globally and in South Africa. The graphic below was created in 2012, to accompany a feature on the potential promise...