Africa: Scidev.net Podcast - Geojournalism, the World's Largest Radio Telescope and More

31 March 2014

This month's podcast takes a closer look at the world's largest radio telescope, a new approach to informed consent in developing countries, the expanding higher education frontier in Sub-Saharan Africa, and 'geojournalism'.

First we travel to the semi-desert region of the Karoo in South Africa - to a construction site for the Square Kilometre Array, which will give scientists unprecedented access to the stars. Jon Spaull talks to Kyle Henderson, a local high school student who is now benefitting from this new science infrastructure.

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