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This was a continuation of the previous #FullMoonMashup discussion on this hot topic. We decided to keep this one online due to the full moon happening in the middle of what is generally a holiday period in South Africa. There was a small turnout (5 people in total) but interesting conversations took place. Summary:   […]

Prompted by the (wilful or not) misunderstandings about science and apparent loss of faith in experts, we dedicated a session to examining the foundations of critical thinking and science communication. We invited two external experts: Ms Marina Joubert from Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) Dr Elisa Galgut from University […]

We invited two external experts: Mr Richard Wonnacott from Umvoto Dr Kirsty Carden from UCT’s FutureWater Institute Richard gave an example of how he’d used the techniques of GNSS & InSAR to monitor the response of the Blossom Wellfield near Oudtshoorn to abstraction of natural water. Kirsty gave a broad overview of issues regarding water in Cape […]

The OAD goal of this brainstorming session was to find potential projects or areas of overlap where astronomy (or its related tools and skills) could contribute to development. Participants were asked to write down the biggest challenge facing the world. One could broadly categorise the challenges into: Education, Data & Science Literacy Inequality Poverty & […]