http://www.timeslive.co.za The Khwezi Science Report is a dive into the warm waters of science where information is made interesting and understandable and is placed in the context of our daily lives. From archaeology to tech, astronomy to zoology, you'll find it all here with host Tanya Farber, a senior reporter at the Sunday Times. She loves how science connects with other ways of understanding the world around us from all sorts of disciplines. Each episode takes the listener on a journey through all things weird and wonderful, from the local and global world of research, discovery and innovation. Science en Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:55:16 +0200 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:16:38 +0200 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iono.fm 2.5.2.0 TimesLIVE Podcasts no Tanya Farber Weekly feeds@iono.fm (Feed Manager) https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p372/logo_5650_20250910_202339_1400.jpeg http://www.timeslive.co.za The Khwezi Science Report is a dive into the warm waters of science where information is made interesting and understandable and is placed in the context of our daily lives. TimesLIVE Podcasts episodic TimesLIVE Podcasts podcasts@arena.africa false ZA https://iono.fm/e/1124125 https://iono.fm/e/1124125 Science Tue, 09 Nov 2021 09:14:00 +0200 0 0 Milestone moments from the Covid-19 pandemic 0 0 Tanya Farber full 13:38 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/1104433 https://iono.fm/e/1104433 However, now that we have a bountiful supply of vaccines and have hopes to vaccinate enough of our community to substantially curb transmission, a powerful “anti-vax” sentiment seems to have taken hold. ]]> Science Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:52:00 +0200 0 0 The national shift in vaccine thinking  0 0 Tanya Farber full 27:45 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/1094926 https://iono.fm/e/1094926
One such person is Prof Helen Rees who gave up some of her precious time to talk to us about Covid-19 vaccines, ivermectin and other hot Covid-19-related topics. ]]> Science Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:55:00 +0200 0 0 The facts, the whole facts and nothing but the facts around vaccine safety and the origins of ivermectin treatment 0 0 Tanya Farber full 22:07 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/1052998 https://iono.fm/e/1052998
But the reality is this: being in a pandemic doesn't mean we aren't vulnerable to other disastrous events, and as the climate crisis intensifies, we are going to see major extreme events like droughts, fires and floods, becoming more frequent. It's time to change the way we think of them and prepare for them.​ ]]> Science Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:09:00 +0200 0 0 We're in a pandemic - but other extreme events are also on their way 0 0 Tanya Farber full 11:27 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/1015468 https://iono.fm/e/1015468
In this podcast, she speaks to Sunday Times reporter Tanya Farber about ways in which the South African and global psyche has changed since a pandemic swept across the globe, bringing with it a fight for vaccines. ]]> Science Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:21:00 +0200 0 0 We have paid a hefty mental toll - a year since the land fell quiet 0 0 Tanya Farber full 16:33 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/994824 https://iono.fm/e/994824 In this podcast, Sunday Times senior science reporter Tanya Farber digs into some of these questions with the esteemed Professor Shabir Madhi, a global leader in infectious diseases and a vaccinologist at Wits University where he is dean of health sciences. Prof Madhi has also been instrumental in Covid-19 clinical trials taking place in the country. ]]> Science Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:48:00 +0200 0 0 Prof Madhi on whether you can get reinfected once you've had Covid-19? 0 0 Tanya Farber full 17:09 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/957278 https://iono.fm/e/957278 Science Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:45:00 +0200 0 0 Is pollen the bee's knees of forensic science? 0 0 Tanya Farber full 13:43 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/945950 https://iono.fm/e/945950
Ahead of the US election, Republican leaders are claiming to be just days away from a suitable vaccine, with the left saying it’s a power play.

Russia already threw down the gauntlet a few weeks ago, much to the scorn of the West, while in China, citizens are traveling hundreds of miles to ask for a jab still in development.

Brazilian President Javier Bolsonaro has snubbed China by saying “The Brazilian people will not be anyone’s guinea pig…That is why I have decided not to purchase this vaccine.”

South African vaccine trials are underway as part of an international effort, while some on the continent are mistrusting of scientific developments because of an interview on French TV that went horribly wrong.

Vaccines do not happen in a vacuum. This podcast explores how the French interview is an example of a sociopolitical moment that threatens to derail a massive global effort in urgent healthcare.

It also explores the power imbalances during colonialism in the early 19th century in Africa and how that context is a brutal example of how not to test drugs. ]]> Science Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:13:00 +0200 0 0 Is Africa still the worlds guinea pig? 0 0 Tanya Farber full 13:54 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/939335 https://iono.fm/e/939335 Science Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:45:00 +0200 0 0 Traffic jams are back! What now? 0 0 Tanya Farber full 15:32 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/929180 https://iono.fm/e/929180 Science Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:46:00 +0200 0 0 When bad science risks lives 0 0 Tanya Farber full 20:35 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/919331 https://iono.fm/e/919331 Science Fri, 04 Sep 2020 15:19:00 +0200 0 0 Singing for sex: male birds rise early 0 0 Tanya Farber full 17:12 Khwezi Science Report https://iono.fm/e/911736 https://iono.fm/e/911736 Science Fri, 21 Aug 2020 10:14:00 +0200 0 0 Waze for humans - SA students create new app to help you avoid Covid-19 hotspots 0 0 Tanya Farber full 23:24 Khwezi Science Report