Quest Volume 13 Number 2 2017

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Date
2017
Authors
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
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Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
Sponsorship
Department of Science and Technology
Abstract
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 neighbours: new discoveries at Wits University suggest that Homo sapiens was not alone; Sea squirt city – Port Elizabeth’s tunicate treasure trove: Mike Davies-Coleman, Shirley Parker-Nance and Jodie Watt explain how sea squirts survive in polluted marine environments; Bernoulli’s Law: Jan Smit and Ashleigh Pieterse explain how one of the fundamental laws of physics is important in our everyday life; Astronomy and sustainable development: Karabo Makola shows how development-centred astronomy can lead to sustainable development; Midlands magic: Megan Jooste describes the excitement of doing research, with Lize Joubert-van der Merwe; Decolonising social sciences: Jess Auerbach shows us what a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences; SANSA's Eye in the sky; Researchers use ‘Fitbits’ to track elephant sleep in the wild; A kiss of death: mammals were the first to produce venom.
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Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2017). Quest: Science for South Africa, 13(2). [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/64
Subject
Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) , Homo naledi , Homo sapiens , Sea squirts , Marine environments , Physics , Astronomy , Sustainable development , Social sciences , Grassland conservation , Venomous snakes , Tunicates , KwaZulu-Natal Midlands , South African National Space Agency (SANSA) , Elephants , South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) , Anti-cancer drugs , Radiation of light , Geology , Bernoulli's law , Astronomy for development , Optical Space Research (OSR) , Elephant sleep , Science education
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Citation
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2017). Quest: Science for South Africa, 13(2). [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/64
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Non-Peer Reviewed
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/64
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D. Quest: Science for South Africa