South African Young Academy of Science

Archive for 2020

  • The right to be wrong

    Does the right to freedom of speech include the right to be wrong? There is a touch of irony in…

    by HaysHarvest

  • The myth of suburbia

    In the midst of COVID19 and lockdown in South Africa, there has been much commentary on the class fault lines…

    by michellebeeslaar

  • I Spy With My Little Eyes… A Perfect Supervisor

    Is there an algorithm for choosing a supervisor? If the gods of academia work in my favour, this time next…

    by Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana

  • Personal politics in science communication

    Can science communicators be apolitical and effective? In mid-February famed evolutionary biologist and science communicator Professor Richard Dawkins was once…

    by HaysHarvest

  • Freedom or Fallacy: A collage of South African perspectives. Where are we 26 years later?

    Annually since 1995, we commemorate Freedom Day which marks the first South African non-racial, democratic elections held on 27 February 1994. The…

    by michellebeeslaar

  • Education’s invisible enemy: A comparative look at the 1918 global flu pandemic vs the current COVID-19 pandemic

    What educational policy lessons can we learn from the 1918 Global flu pandemic to help in our current COVID-19 crisis?…

    by pagieljc

  • Fallacies and freedom of expression in Science

    Can ignorance be cured? The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global panic, unfortunately, during these trying times many people…

    by Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana

  • Locked Down and Dancing – Physical Activity over the Next 21 Days

    By Prof Benita Olivier On Monday evening, 23 March, President Cyril Ramaphosa broke the shocking, nonetheless expected news: South Africa…

    by roulail

  • The irony of South African citizenship: Citizens with no rights

    In a Neoliberal world, what really constitutes a citizen? Citizenship is a hotly debated (and currently loaded) topic worldwide. Related…

    by pagieljc

  • Five ways academics can manage COVID-19 shutdowns

    by Prof Willie Chinyamurindi (Repost by The Conversation https://theconversation.com/five-ways-academics-can-manage-covid-19-shutdowns-133947) The COVID-19 pandemic has begun affecting a range of African countries where infection…

    by roulail