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Part 2 of IBM predictions: AI can end world hunger
We are living in some of the most exciting times in history. Not only are we seeing science and technology advancing in unprecedented ways, but it is possible that, in the near future, we are also goi...
Smart cities key to Earth’s future as urbanisation balloons
In 2006 the world experienced a unique phenomenon: for the first time in human history, the number of people living in urban areas equalled the number living in rural areas. This was due to what is of...
Part 1: IBM’s predictions for our technological future
What are the five technologies that are going to fundamentally reshape business and society in the next five years? Some of IBM’s leading researchers shared their thoughts on this at IBM’s annual Thin...
Don’t dismiss President Ramaphosa’s smart city idea
The recent announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa about developing a “smart city” in South Africa has created quite a stir and has triggered a lot of conversation. Unfortunately, it seems not many ...
Can technology be racist?
Can computer algorithms be racist? This was a subject of a heated debate in the US recently when Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that facial-recognition algorithms are biased against pe...
Computers make giant leap
Lee Se-Dol had never felt so helpless before. His opponent was getting better with each game, and coolly countering all of his best moves. It was a surreal experience. Lee is a legend of his time, the...
Advancing faster than we thought
Over the past century-and-a-half, we saw more technological advancements than all other periods of human history combined. There really are no surprises there: from the height of the First Industrial ...
Smartphones on way out, Augmented Reality on the way in
The days of the cellphones are numbered. Do you remember the last time you watched a movie on a VCR, listened to your favourite tracks on a Walkman, or sent your camera film to a processing centre? Pr...
A glimpse into the future of computing
Thousands of people flocked to Las Vegas this month, not for the usual attractions, but to attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is the world’s biggest annual electronics expo, where all t...
Hi-tech overhaul of SA education system will fall apart without strategic plan
Recently, the government announced that it was planning a major hi-tech overhaul for the South African education system. As an educational technologist who sees the tremendous potential of technology ...