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Quest Volume 12 Number 2 2016
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2016)
Contents: Living on what people throw away: Quest takes a look at the research on people who live on the edges - Urban agriculture: the answer to Africa’s food crisis?: Gareth Haysom and Jane Battersby say no - Climate ...
Quest Volume 14 Number 1 2018
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)
Unlocking pinnacle point: from tape measure to tripod - Using novel technology to unlock the past - The Palaeo-Agulhas plain: An ice-Age refuge for Homo Sapiens Richard Cowling explains how early modern humans could survive ...
Quest Volume 13 Number 1 2017
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2017)
Contents: Time machine in my pocket: Hannah Worters shares the excitement of installing a new telescope; Degrading proteins: cell maintenance: Ben Loos looks at the amazing process of
autophagy; African skies: Sivuyile ...
Quest Volume 14 Number 3 2018
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)
The science of everything Reinhard Hiller explains how our understanding of DNA and the human genome can improve medical care - Precision medicine – Moving away from one-size-fits-all Stefan Kohler discusses how precision ...
Quest Volume 12 Number 4 2016
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2016)
Contents: Africa’s giant eye in the sky: Inspiring society by exploring the Universe: Petri Vaisanen shows how SALT is expanding our Universe; A night in the life: Lisa Crause gives us a glimpse of a night at the observatory; ...
Quest Volume 12 Number 3 2016
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2016)
Contents: Cracking chemistry’s toughest bonds by Bronwyn White - Making electricity from waste water by Jennifer Couperthwaite - Algae driving our bioeconomy by Sarah Jones - Living with mosquitoes: a necessary evil? by ...
Quest Volume 13 Number 3 2017
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)
Conservation through film (Lize Joubert-van der Merwe shares her excitement around a conservation documentary); ‘First light’: Expansion of the radio astronomy network to Ghana (Lorenzo Reynard showcases Ghana’s role in ...
Quest Volume 15 Number 3 2019
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)
Machine learning: Benjamin Rosman gives us an introductory overview - The rise of the machines in our quest to understand the universe: Michelle Lochner explains how machine learning is used in astronomy and cosmology - ...
Quest Volume 15 Number 4 2019
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)
Protecting Paralympians: Investigating injury and illness in Paralympic athletes - A helping hand: Prosthetic hands developed at local universities - Tukkies for the hearing Impaired: University of Pretoria
academics ...
Quest Volume 13 Number 2 2017
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)
Contents: Our cosmic time machine: Rosalind Skelton explains how SALT is our cosmic time machine; A global JIGSAW puzzle: Geoffrey Grantham and Michael Knoper tell us how our planet is an evolving jigsaw puzzle; Hominin ...