Discovery in a time of pestilence - lessons from the future for exploration during the pandemic

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

Discovery in a time of pestilence - lessons from the future for exploration during the pandemic

assaf.author.orcid	Berger, Lee [0000-0002-0367-7629]	en_ZA
assaf.peer-review.status	Non-Peer Reviewed	en_ZA
assaf.youtube.embedcode	src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LCARMTH01_Y"	en_ZA
dc.contributor.author	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-14T13:12:08Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-14T13:12:08Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.description	MP4 Video; Size: 289MB; Duration: 1:02	en_ZA
dc.description	Please cite as: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2021). Discovery in a time of pestilence - lessons from the future for exploration during the pandemic. [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/203
dc.description.abstract	Prof Himla Soodyall in conversation with Prof Lee Berger. The global pandemic has left many areas of science in disarray. With international travel curtailed, laboratory spaces and field sites unsuitable due to transmission risks, many research projects have ceased, with scientists often adopting a “wait until we get back to normal” attitude. However, as we find ourselves nearly a year and a half into the pandemic, and as new variants of COVID-19 arise, it is becoming clear that science must adapt to this “new normal”. In this talk and discussion, Professor Berger explored his team’s experiences during COVID-19, how they prepared for the pandemic in advance, and how they invented solutions for working in a COVID-19 world. These novel approaches have not only allowed his teams to keep working during even the height of the pandemic, but have resulted in spectacular new discoveries related to human origins. He also explored what he perceives as the many potential opportunities that have arisen due to these global changes, many of which may have surprisingly long-term positive impact on scientists living and working outside of the global North.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2021). Discovery in a time of pestilence - lessons from the future for exploration during the pandemic. [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/203
dc.identifier.uri	https://youtu.be/LCARMTH01_Y
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/203
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	In conversation with;
dc.subject	Pestilence	en_ZA
dc.subject	Covid-19	en_ZA
dc.subject	Pandemic	en_ZA
dc.subject	Paleontology	en_ZA
dc.subject	SDG 15
dc.subject	SDG 13
dc.subject	SDG 14
dc.title	Discovery in a time of pestilence - lessons from the future for exploration during the pandemic	en_ZA
dc.type	Video	en_ZA