The Science Inside is a weekly show that goes inside the science of major news events. We take a news story each week - from a missing plane to the world cup - and dissect the science angles involved. We indulge every scientific discipline, from biology to psychology, and incorporate the insights of scientists, journalists and researchers in order to tell interesting radio stories. The Science Inside is presented by Bridget Lepere. Production by Bridget Lepere. Technical production by Kutlwano Gwinch Serame. The show airs on Voice of Wits every Monday at 7pm.
Latest episodes
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52 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - New one pill a day drug launched
We end of our final show for the year, by commemorating milestones in the health sector and its fight against HIV. We hear the story of HIV activist and nurse, Angela Motsusi, as s…
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44 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Feature scientist- Godiragetse Mogajane
On tonight’s show, we are in conversation with 21 year old, third year Accounting Wits University student, Godiragetse Mogajane. He is the founder of Goodie Tutors, a maths and sci…
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56 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Anaerobic digestion
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is working on a study that will help municipalities manage wastewater through their municipal beneficiation project. The project…
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42 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Waste Water Remediation
South Africa is a water stressed country and to conserve the limited water resources, researchers realise that wastewater rehabilitation is necessary to supplement the already frai…
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52 min
THE SCIENCE - Feature scientist – Dr Lieketseng Ned
Tonight, we are in conversation with occupational therapist, Dr Lieketseng Ned from Stellenbosch University. She is the youngest lecturer within the Centre for Disability and Rehab…
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48 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Pollution
This week, we chat with Nano technologist Florence Lehutso, from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), as she delivers her teams’ findings on nano-pollution an…
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51 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Implementing the NHI Bill
The Department of Health has set up a R500-billion fund for the implementation of the highly contested National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which will give the majority of South A…
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50 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Climate Change
Climatology professor, Francois Engelbrecht from the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand, unpacks a scathing report on the dramatic effects that a 2˚C in…
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55 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Feature Scientist - Thulile Khanyile
On the show tonight, we chat with molecular biologist, Thulile Khanyile who is a lecturer, social entrepreneur and PhD candidate in the HIV Pathogenesis Research Units in the Schoo…
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51 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Male breast cancer
New research confirms that men with breast cancer have lower survival rates than women, as men often delay seeing a doctor even when they notice unusual signs or symptoms in their…
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51 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Food security and waste
Seventy percent of wastage happens within the food supply chain, yet Gauteng‚ the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal have the highest rate of young children who are underdeveloped. North…
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55 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Honouring Women In Science: Dimakatso Gumede
Tonight we chat with Dimakatso Gumede of the Bioengineering and Integrated Genomics Research Group at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). She is one of a few spe…
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50 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Honouring Women In Science: Science Communication
In commemorating women’s month, the Science Inside dedicates the entire month to all South African women contributing to the various fields in science and science communication. We…
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56 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Disruptive tech
In tonight’s show, we hear from software businessman and tech innovator, Luyanda Vappie on how he and his business partner Motsholane Sebola’s innovation is disrupting modern day c…
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49 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Climate change and Disaster Management
Tonight we unpack the African Centre on Philanthropy & social Investment’s dialogue on the prospects of mitigating risks associated with climate change, particularly as it pertains…
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53 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Ugly Side of Beauty-Mica
Tonight’s show looks into a naturally found mineral used to add glimmer in our cosmetics. The mineral is currently mined by about 22 000 minors in India as a means to feed their fa…
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40 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Food Insecurity
Statistics reveal that 90% of South Africa’s food ends up in the landfill and on this show, we find out from the University of Free State’s researcher and diet professor, Louise Va…
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50 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Blood
The South African National Blood Services Operations Testing Manager, Charl Coleman talks about how chemical biology researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,…
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30 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE - Big Data
With mounting amounts of data production and consumption worldwide, this week we aim to understand the concept of ‘Big Data’ and what it means for us all. For a better and broader…
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51 min
THE SCIENCE INSIDE- Feature Scientist - Nkululeko Tunzi
Nkululeko Tunzi, born and bred in Soweto, Dube, is our feature scientist this month. The Tshwane University of Technology, school of computer science graduate has been making count…