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Nelson Mandela

Mandela’s Science & Technology Legacy

Nelson Mandela brought peace to a divided nation.  The work of development in South Africa and other countries in the region is an ongoing challenge, and Mandela believed that science and technology have a central role in that. Calestous Juma writes in New Scientist: Apartheid did not just separate races. Probably the most destructive of its […]

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Technology.ie Podcast #11: Gabh Abhaile, Gowalla!

Brought to you by Blacknight, it’s The Technology.ie Podcast, Episode 8, with Conn Ó Muíneacháin and Michele Neylon.  Our guest this week is science and technology journalist Marie Boran. We talk about Carrier IQ.  Is it a rootkit, or a legitimate network management tool?  There’s a new social network for the Irish language, currently in development and launching in […]

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