South African Young Academy of Science

Archive for 2020

  • New Deal for Nature and People

    Climate Change and Covid-19: Has the momentum been lost?  In a presentation to the World Economic Forum in 2016, historian…

    by michellebeeslaar
  • A story about hope

                  Written by Amir Abouelrous, Egypt My name is Amir Abouelrous, I am an Egyptian citizen and I currently live…

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  • Mysteries of the Universe

    How much of our universe do we know? Public science engagements have been the fuel that drives my love for…

    by Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana
  • Seeing the wood for the trees

    What is plant blindness? Take a moment to look at the image below and think about what you see. If…

    by HaysHarvest
  • A Passionate Nation

    What does the youth of 1976 have in common with today’s youth? As we commemorate Youth month and specifically Youth…

    by Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana
  • An “External Hard Drive” for our Research Masterminds

    We all accumulate new experiences and learn new skills daily. Some skills take time to learn. After a while, some…

    by roulail
  • Know Thyself

    Do we do enough to identify our own biases in everyday life? Inscribed on the frontispiece of the Temple of…

    by HaysHarvest
  • Overcoming toxic culture at tertiary institutions and the servitude required to combat it

    The furore over Professor Gray and the role of academics in the response by the South African government to the novel coronavirus pandemic reminded…

    by michellebeeslaar
  • From Excel to Pollock: Postgraduate student supervision in the time of Corona

    Have lockdowns been a good motivation for supervisors to relook at their approaches? Written byProf Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Department of Economics,…

    by roulail
  • Setting Educational Precedent in a Time of Crisis Furthers Inequalities (Part I)

    Should online Schooling as the ‘new normal’ leave older teachers behind? The concepts of ‘e-learning’ and ‘online schooling’ are filled…

    by pagieljc