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Mar
23
2022
By The African Mirror
For 25 cents a day, poor Nigerians get a shot at science education

For 25 cents a day, poor Nigerians get a shot at science education

EDUCATION
ABRAHAM ACHIRGA A Nigerian school is targeting students from poor families to give them a chance to excel at science, maths and engineering for a fee of 100 naira (25 cents) a day, hoping they can hone skills to help their families escape poverty. One student, 12-year-old Faridat Bakare who enrolled at Knosk Secondary School in Abuja in 2020, a year after it opened, has set her sights on becoming an engineer. In a technical laboratory at the school, she shows off a prototype for a solar-powered car made from cardboard, which she developed with her classmates. "I want to…
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Jul
22
2021
By The African Mirror
South African scientists explain why they make time for science festivals

South African scientists explain why they make time for science festivals

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION
SCIENCE festivals across the world attract millions of visitors every year. They are typically busy, buzzing events: visitors stroll through interactive displays, enjoy science-themed shows and popular science talks and take part in hands-on workshops. MPFARELENI REJOYCE GAVHI-MOLEFE, Mathematical Scientist & AIMS House of Science Manager, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences ERIC A. JENSEN, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Warwick MARINA JOUBERT, Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University These events appeal to different groups of people for different reasons. For adults, they provide rare – and valued – opportunities to talk directly to scientists while learning in a leisure context.…
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Nov
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Why science communication is more important than ever

Why science communication is more important than ever

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION
IT'S a challenging time to be a science communicator. The current pandemic, climate crisis, and concerns over new technologies from artificial intelligence to genetic modification by CRISPR demand public accountability, clear discussion and the ability to disagree in public. TOSS GASCOIGNE, Visiting fellow, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University JOAN LEACH, Professor, Australian National University However, science communication is not new to challenge. The 20th century can be read as a long argument for science communication in the interest of the public good. Since the Second World War, there have been many efforts to negotiate a…
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