January 2014
Contents / home
SET career opportunities
SKA boosts education in the Karoo
NanoWriting - the big challenge
Workshopping with nanotechnologists
SKA astronomy workshop in KZN
Learner names first nano-satellite
Matatiele honours its young scientists
Beijing Science Festival
Kimberley invaded by scientists
Meet Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan
Dear Diary ...
Coelacanth discovery anniversary
SAEON recognises best studies
ZooClub participates in rhino debate
Youth entranced by marine life
In the news
Upcoming events
It's a fact!

Opinion poll

Would you mind if national and local governments tapped into your mobile-phone data to better understand people's movements, social interactions and economic conditions?

Yes, I would mind - it is an infringement of my right to privacy
No, I won't mind - it can be a useful tool, also in times of crisis

Current results

For background, read UN shows how mobile-phone data can map human need

Results of the previous opinion poll

Should viral pathogens be engineered to be more deadly than they are ... to prepare the world for a lethal pandemic?

Yes (36.36%)
 

No (63.64%)
 

Maybe (0%)