[New study] SA Super Rugby teams clocked up more kilometers
A study that calculates just how far Super Rugby teams travel was sparked by three Australian academics’ hopes to pick the right side to back...
Category : Human & Social
Meeting the humans behind the Nobel Prize
by Paul Kennedy
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...
Birdie num num: Stone Age people loved it too
Fancy digging your teeth into a meal of pigeon breasts or dishing up guinea fowl legs? Middle Age Stone men and women did too. Researchers...
New app for small-scale fishing industry
by AdminBraai
A free app – co-developed by academics, government, civil society and fishing communities – will be the lynchpin in the government’s efforts to launch and...
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...
Why South Africa is finding it difficult to wean itself off coal
by AdminBraai
South Africa has made domestic and international commitments to climate change mitigation. But the country continues to depend on coal-fired power plants, which provide 92%...
Eight water data projects from last weekend’s SKAHack
by AdminBraai
While the past week may have seen massive downpours, it doesn’tmean the drought and water shortages are over. This is why Geekulcha hosted its most recent...
Hunting in Africa: to ban or not to ban is the question
by AdminBraai
Hunting has long been a highly controversial activity, whether as a sport (leisure or recreational), for commercial purposes or if done for cultural reasons. African...
Friday round-up on crowdCaster
by AdminBraai
We’re excited to announce that we’re putting up round-ups about science in South Africa on crowdCaster, a new platform for short-form sound-bites. It’s like a...
TV show EDGE wants to help geeks show off their best work
by AdminBraai
Have you built something that you’d like to show off to the country? Do you have an opinion on a gadget, game or anything at...