SynapsesLiberal democracy: Roets, Vegter and van StadenThe topic provoking that thought is something discussed in a recent set of columns in PoliticsWeb and DailyFriend, where Ernst Roets, Ivo…6 min read·Jun 27, 2023----
SynapsesVale, Eusebius McKaiserJust a few hours after Eusebius McKaiser posted a recommendation to his social media networks, encouraging everyone to listen to Musa…3 min read·May 30, 2023----
SynapsesCurrents and undertoadsThings have been rather adrift for some time, for many of us. Obviously Covid-19 for all of us, and then everyone’s other stuff — perhaps…5 min read·May 26, 2023----
SynapsesFurther notes on OpenAI and ChatGPTContinuing with the theme of my previous post (on higher education and OpenAI), John Maytham invited me join him in discussion on CapeTalk…4 min read·Feb 1, 2023----
SynapsesThe OpenAI chatbot and the future of higher educationThere are many obvious ways to cheat in large (typically 1000+ students) undergraduate classes such as mine, and one of the frustrations…5 min read·Dec 8, 2022----
SynapsesEpistemic exuberance at the dinner table(This is the accepted manuscript of a recently published paper in Gastronomica: The Journal for Food Studies 22 (3), DOI…7 min read·Aug 26, 2022----
SynapsesVaccine mandates, personal freedom and public healthA disclosure right up front, namely that I’m a member of the UCT Covid -19 Vaccine Mandate Panel, which is currently seeking comment on the…4 min read·Feb 11, 2022----
SynapsesVaccine mandates, personal freedom and public healthA disclosure right up front, namely that I’m a member of the UCT Covid -19 Vaccine Mandate Panel, which is currently seeking comment on the…4 min read·Jan 24, 2022----
SynapsesChallenges to science communication in a post-truth WorldThis is an original manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Communicatio on November 8, 2021, available online here…30 min read·Nov 30, 2021----
SynapsesCritical Race Theory and the SAIRRDescendants of the founders of The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) have recently criticised the Institute for straying…3 min read·Aug 25, 2021----