Tim Noakes on COVID vaccine harms, sudden deaths amongst athletes, and other mainstream cover-ups
Prof. Tim Noakes draws parallels between the false COVID narrative and other public health misinformation campaigns propagated by mainstream media.
Academia
Prof. Jonathan Jansen – On advising young South Africans; Elon Musk’s Twitter; the 2024 Election, and more
Despite its well-documented challenges, Prof. Jonathan Jansen still regards SA as a half-full glass with people and resilience not to be underestimated.
Does ideology trump reality? Your answer is likely to be ‘controversial’.
The parameters of what is considered ‘controversial’ has expanded exponentially. Academia and science cannot hope to reach new heights or break any ground if potential pioneers are restricted by the expanding definition of ‘controversial’.
đź”’ Alec Hogg: What should funders’ parents do about Academia’s left turn
BizNews founder Alec Hogg shares his rational perspective on academia’s left turn, as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce.
Davos 2016 in numbers – Who’s visiting Magic Mountain?
Who are the 2,500 men and women attending Davos 2016? It might come as a surprise to some but the largest group is non-business participants.
Stanford: Hardest US university to get into
Stanford’s admit rate is slightly below last year’s 5.1 percent. The school, near Palo Alto, California, received 42,487 applications, up from more than 42,000 last year.
Prof Nick Binedell of GIBS: Concerns, but resilient SA will pull through
As far as business schools go, Pretoria University’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) is one of South Africa’s finest, it is in fact one of the best in the world. It is often recognised for its calibre and is well known for giving the South African MBA an upstanding name. Professor Nick Binedell founded and … Read more
Matthew Lester: Lifelong learning – part-time MBA with tax benefits
By Matthew Lester It is now five years since the depths of the global credit crunch. The rot may have been checked but world prosperity seems to still be a long way off. In the aftermath of the global credit crunch the business environment has been subject to substantial reform across a very broad spectrum. … Read more