Tana Joseph, chercheur à l'Université de Manchester, en expliquant comment l'Afrique contribue à forte intensité de données des projets d'astronomie, sur le Cosmos, au New Scientist Live 2019
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Date de la prise de vue:
12 octobre 2019
Lieu:
ExCel London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock,
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Africa is widely thought of as having little engagement with science or technology. But, data intensive science projects are changing this. In 2012 South Africa and Australia were awarded hosting rights to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope. On completion in 2028, SKA will be the biggest radio telescope in the world. The African SKA consortium includes eight other African countries that previously had minimal involvement in radio astronomy. SKA will also be a big data generator on unprecedented scales producing billions of gigabytes of data that will require innovative computing solutions. By showcasing the excellent work being done on the SKA project, we can change people’s minds about the state of science and engineering in Africa. Tana Joseph is a South African astronomer who researches black holes and neutron stars outside our own galaxy. To study these objects, she uses telescopes on the ground and in space. She is passionate about communicating science to the public, especially young people, and has started her own science communication company, AstroComms, to do just that.
