Meeting the humans behind the Nobel Prize
It’s 11.25 on a Tuesday morning, and I’m nervous as hell. In just five minutes, I’ll be sitting down for an interview with Prof Bernard...
Author : Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy is a science writer and entrepreneur interested in innovation, sustainability and research policy in Africa. He trained as a molecular biologist before realising that the research out there was way more interesting than what he was doing in the lab. He is also the co-founder of ScienceLink www.sciencelink.co.za. See more at www.about.me/paul.kennedy.
Between science and society: Northern Cape communities struggle with the telescope in their backyards
by Paul Kennedy
“Will the SKA affect pregnancies in the area?” The question comes in Afrikaans, in a rough voice belonging to someone who has lived a much...
On a Quest for great science stories
by Paul Kennedy
On Saturday 22 August, SciBraai, Code4SA and the International Center for Journalists hosted the first ever science-themed Data Quest, which produced some great potential multimedia science stories. Held at...
Tanzanian water filter takes top innovation prize
by Paul Kennedy
A new nanoparticle-based water filtration system will soon be saving lives all over rural Tanzania, thanks to the Royal Academy for Engineering’s inaugural Africa Prize...
Blind astronomer turns data into beautiful sounds – Scifest 2015
by Paul Kennedy
It’s impossible to describe the incandescent beauty of the Milky Way on a clear night, especially if you can get away from the city lights....
March Events – Challenges and solutions in HIV
by Paul Kennedy
SciBraai is excited to be promoting local science-, technology- and innovation-related events in the Mother City. This month, these events dive into new technologies and...
Bringing researchers and the public together for science
by Paul Kennedy
Forensics, facial recognition, psychiatry and eye health may not seem inherently connected. But they all have two things in common: they are all relevant to...
Science Café Cape Town debuts with a bang
by Paul Kennedy
“With great power comes great responsibility.” It is quite remarkable, actually, how often I hear this quote from Spiderman in relation to science and the...
Govt develops new toilet technologies – but how much will they help?
by Paul Kennedy
South Africa’s water and sanitation challenges are plain to see – whether it’s an image of women walking kilometres with buckets on their heads, or...
New science-to-policy Centre of Excellence unveiled
by Paul Kennedy
Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom launched a multidisciplinary research centre that will focus on four key areas surrounding science and science-based policies for South...