Category Archives: Full Moon Mashups

On the 14th of February, the OAD hosted its first Full Moon Mashup session for 2025. The session focused on shedding light on the often-overlooked importance of darkness, the OAD’s work leans heavily on the night sky and the perspective-altering wonders of our universe. From astrotourism to using astronomy for well-being, our projects rely on the […]

Lea esta información en español There’s been some new work happening in the astronomy community around the potential benefits of astronomy for mental health. See, for example, this blog by OAD fellows Sandra Benitez Herrera and Armine Patatanyan. The OAD organized an online mashup session to explore other ideas around this theme, and hear from […]

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 […]