The use of social media has grown enormously in the last few years, increasing by 9% since last year. Social media can connect us to our friends and family as well as to the wider world. However, we must be aware of the potential dangers it can present and learn
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We have joined forces with The Learning Partnership UK and Crystal TV Ghana to bring the free STEM education and challenges to kids all over the world. World Challenge Club, delivered by The Virtual Teacher, provides children with the skills and knowledge to complete amazing at-home STEM challenges with everyday
Start Learning Remotely with Classrooms in the Cloud!
Right for Education has partnered with The Learning Partnership to bring you Classrooms in the Cloud, a low-tech remote learning tool to help teachers and students work together! As the spread of COVID-19 pushes Africa’s nations move towards self-isolation, Dendrite’s Classrooms in the Cloud enables teachers to run classes online.
What can we learn from the night sky?
Humans have been looking at and learning about the night sky since the first days of ancient civilisation. Understanding the night sky allowed early humans to navigate across land and sea. It also allowed us to invent calendars and think beyond the experiences of the everyday. The scientific study of
What can data science do for Africa?
WHAT IS DATA? A piece of information can be called a “datum”. If you have more than one datum, you can call it a set of “data”. The height of one person is a “datum”, and the heights of a group of people is a set of “data”. Most of
How important could technology be for literacy in African countries?
Developing technology is changing the way people across the world are reading, in particular in developing countries where access to texts is limited. Charities and writers are working together to increase literacy and interest in books, and businesses are competing to drive prices down and keep demand high. The future
Why did the lithium-ion battery deserve a Nobel Prize?
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is one of the most celebrated awards in science. This year, it was awarded to John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for developing the lithium-ion battery. The work they did in the 1970s and 80s has revolutionised our world. WHAT IS A
How science is leading the Rwandan recovery
Since the civil war, Rwanda has invested strongly in science to help build its economy. Before the war, agriculture was Rwanda’s main industry. But, during the conflict, many farmers had to flee their homes and farms, so could not work anymore. This damaged Rwanda’s economy. Since the war ended, Rwanda
Entropy: chaos in science
Scientists aim to provide explanations for how our world works. Concepts like gravity and heat help us to understand what happens around us. Entropy is a similar concept and dictates how everything in the Universe works. WHAT IS ENTROPY? There are many different ways to define entropy. The easiest way
How Smart Lockers Could Transform Pharmacies
(Listen to this article on the Sky Alpha Breakfast Show) Neo Hutiri is the winner of the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The South African engineer has designed a collection of ‘smart lockers’, managed by his company Pelebox. These aim to help combat the current strain on the public