Data centres in space: they’re a brilliant idea, but a herculean challenge: Be under no illusions … Frame Stock Footage/Shutterstock Data centres are the backbone of our digital infrastructure, supporting everything from social media platforms to online shopping and streaming services. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and the internet of things, …
Natalie Zemon Davis: three brilliant examples of her microhistory writing: Natalie Zemon Davis speaking in 2010. davis stromgren8/flickr, CC BY-SA Natalie Zemon Davis, who died on October 21 just short of her 95th birthday, was probably the best-known and most well-regarded of North American historians since the 1970s. She published her first book, Society and …
Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel: Wole Soyinka in 2017. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images A new novel by celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka – Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth – is a major event. But some critics have complained that the book is too long …
Remembering Tania Douglas: a brilliant biomedical engineer, academic and friend: Professor Tania Douglas is warmly remembered as an excellent scientist and a remarkable human being. Je'nine May/UCT Health Sciences Tributes from friends, colleagues, collaborators and students have poured in for South African academic Professor Tania Samantha Douglas, an internationally recognised scholar, biomedical engineer and innovator. …
Tanzania’s John Magufuli: a brilliant start but an ignominious end: Tanzanian President John Magufuli played the long political game STR/AFP via Getty Images John Joseph Pombe Magufuli was a man who deftly played the long political game. He was nevertheless a puzzle both to Tanzanians and the world. When he first entered the presidency in …
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South Africa in the news: Brilliant Bezuidenhout claims successive wins on European Tour: Home favourite Christiaan Bezuidenhout picked up back-to-back wins on the European Tour after a final round 69 proved …: “South Africa” – BingNews Global Enteral Feeding Devices Market 2020 with COVID-19 After Effects – Growth Drivers, Top Key Players, Industry Segments and …
South Africa in the news: When brilliant Barry called the shots: Pic/Getty Images Barry Richards played just four Tests — all against Australia — in the 1969-70 season before the apartheid policy kept South Africa out of international cricket till 1991. Richards …: “South Africa” – BingNews BRICS Summit: Before we get down to work, …
From the Grand Tour to My Brilliant Friend: how Naples captured our imagination: Moody Naples. IgorZh/Shutterstock Overlooking sparkling sea and overshadowed by Mount Vesuvius, the Italian city of Naples is a popular and evocative setting in popular culture. HBO’s acclaimed TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s best-selling Neapolitan novels returned to UK screens for its second …
How a brilliant 18th century linguist linked the Celtic languages: Poetry in Latin, Welsh and Gaelic from Edward Lhwyd's Archaeologia Britannica National Library of Scotland, CC BY-SA The Scottish Gaelic language is experiencing a new surge of interest in Scotland and further afield. A Gaelic course launched on language learning app Duolingo in November 2019 …
NASA wants to send humans to Venus – here’s why that’s a brilliant idea: There are plans to cause HAVOC on Venus. Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, forests, swamps and even dinosaurs. In 1950, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Natural …
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South Africa in the news: England book Women’s World Cup semi-final spot courtesy of brilliant Nat Sciver century: England join Australia and South Africa in the last four of the Women’s World Cup Getty Nat Sciver struck her second century of the Women’s World Cup to help England to their best ever ODI score against …