Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

One million species are at risk, a landmark UN report warns

A reflective take on the controversy surrounding the Stellenbosch University study.

‘The world has never seen anything like this’

Why The Times Is Taking Down Its Paywall for 3 Days

Thanks to George Claassen for sharing on Twitter #climatechange

What a nice way to celebrate your 150th birthday :-)

You can download a pdf of the 2018 report from this link.

Of possible interest to those interested in #tuberculosis

Is there something for journalism and journalists in this report?

This website will take you to all the conferences on #ArtificialIntelligence, #MachineLearning and #DataScience taking place in Africa.

And in Africa there has been a rise of 700%!

I so like the final three words in this video..."complicated, messy and fascinating"...with the emphasis on fascinating!

Congratulations to Prof. Roger Deane and the rest of the team on their participation in this wonderful achievement!

Here is the picture and also more information for those who don't want to watch the whole media conference that I posted earlier

The important news conference today revealing the first image of a black hole

'In science journalism we report about scientific evidence and how it relates to human beings. You can report on fresh scientific evidence from a new study or use evidence from the past to explain current developments.'