The Science Inside the Nepal Earthquake
The earthquake that shook Nepal has shocked the world. Hear tenth-grader Chloe Jenkins’ experience of the Nepal earthquake, then find out all about how earthquakes...
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The Science Inside is produced by The Wits Radio Academy with funding from The Department of Science & Technology. Each week the show goes inside the science of a major news item, natural disaster or cultural event, such as the salvage of the Costa Concordia, fracking, a train crash or the shortage of ARVs. In addition to expert interviews, each show features listeners’ questions, answered by a university student in the appropriate field. A regular feature, “The Science OUTside”, also takes the show on a trip out of the studio. A second regular segment is “2 Minute Science”, which looks at future developments and how science can change the world. Tune in to Vow FM every Monday at 6pm.
A vaccination method from refugee camps #TSI
Doctors Without Borders’ Kate Elder tell us about an adaptive method of vaccination that came out of refugee camps. The full show is themed around the...
Xenophobia in SA: How prejudice is born
“Prejudice is a group phenomenon. You don’t have a personal feeling about someone who has something different, just by yourself. It’s somehow created, somehow part...
The Science Inside MarsOne
Four South Africans are among the 100 hopefuls who have made it through to round three of the Mars One human settlement mission, reported the...
The Science Inside Collins Chabane’s Crash
Following the tragic death of Public Service & Administration Minister Collins Chabane, this episode looks at how we can use mapping to make our roads...
The science of South African spy cables
With the recent scandal surrounding the leaking of South African spy cables, The Science Inside looks into the science and technology behind the modern...
The Science Inside #36: South Africa’s water problem is massive
What does exploding homebrewed beer in Johannesburg suburbia to do with South Africa’s growing water problem? Find out by listening to this week’s edition of...
Petrol prices and petrol-free cars
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The Science Inside #27 – The Ice Bucket Challenge
Press PLAY! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/168110676″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] The ice bucket challenge, which went viral across social media earlier this year, aims to promote...
Will the Woolies boycott work?
In this episode we asked whether boycotting Woolies will make a difference to the conflict in Gaza. We spoke to the organisers of the boycott,...