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Tag: Rockstar scientists

COMMENT: Can a scientist become an activist?

Posted on 10th January 201610th January 2016 by Sarah

COMMENT South Africans have been shouting at each other for a decade about whether we should “frack” the Karoo. Everyone has an opinion about hydraulically fracturing (fracking) in this area to liberate natural gas from shale rock, despite a dearth of information and facts – such as whether the gas is there in the first…

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COMMENT: The danger of rockstar scientists

Posted on 19th October 201519th October 2015 by Sarah

First published on AfricaCheck. Social media has changed the way that the public engages with science. It has also changed the way in which scientists engage with a broader, non-science audience – something they’re now expected to do. Self-promotion is almost mandatory if a scientist wants to attract interest, grants and funding. In fact, as…

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