Novel use of satellite data is helping Africa cope with natural disasters: Fields showing little signs of plant emergence at a late stage of the season, indicating a near total crop loss in Zimbabwe. Chris FunkWhen we were kids, watching the Earth from space was fun: weather satellite images were eye candy displayed on the evening news. Today the data from these satellites … [Read more...] about Novel use of satellite data is helping Africa cope with natural disasters | The Conversation
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What dragonflies say about our ignorance of the natural world | The Conversation
What dragonflies say about our ignorance of the natural world: This massive dragonfly, the Swordbearer Emperor _Anax gladiator_, is named for the blade-like spike at its tail tip. Copyright Jens KippingOf the 8.7 million species of animals, plants and fungi thought to live on Earth, we have only named 1.2 million: 86% of the natural world is uncharted. For most people, both … [Read more...] about What dragonflies say about our ignorance of the natural world | The Conversation
Explorations in Natural Language Processing
Explorations in Natural Language Processing A South Africa Event on 2016-04-07 18:30:00 This Meetup will feature two talks from data scientists focusing on natural language processing. Dr. Rutu Mulkar-Mehta will go over the basics of natural language processing through several use cases, and Lekha Bhargavi will use NLP to show gender differences in the summary texts of … [Read more...] about Explorations in Natural Language Processing
“Newes from the Dead”: an unnatural moment in the history of Natural Philosophy
“Newes from the Dead”: an unnatural moment in the history of Natural Philosophy A South Africa Event on 2016-04-21 16:00:00 In 1650 Oxford is in the midst of the Bloody civil war, in which divine and secular authority are both at issue. A young woman, hanged for infanticide, is given over to the university scholars, for an anatomy lesson. Shockingly she ‘comes back to … [Read more...] about “Newes from the Dead”: an unnatural moment in the history of Natural Philosophy
Govt Targets Tourism and Natural Treasures to Boost Growth
Govt Targets Tourism and Natural Treasures to Boost Growth "Key tourism factors such as easy and fast growing air access, personal safety and local hospitality, rapid economic growth and, above all, fascinating discoveries to be made bode very well for rapid tourism growth," Mike Fabricius of the South African ... Read more on Inter Press Service Tanzania: … [Read more...] about Govt Targets Tourism and Natural Treasures to Boost Growth
