Michael Gastrow

Human Science Research Council

[Michael Gastrow @MichaelGastrow]

Update: so far @rsaweb has robbed me of about R10k, and seem intent on continuing the robbery…. Waste an hour on the call centre and emails most mornings, but just get ‘escalated’ ie told to fk off.

[Michael Gastrow @MichaelGastrow]

My fellow South Africans : I have been absolutely screwed over by @RSAWeb. Do yourself a favour and stay away from this company at all costs. They will make your life miserable!!

[HSRC.ac.za @HSRCza]

Exciting times. Our HSRC Science in Society Director @MichaelGastrow has a chapter in a new book Africa–Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation. Congrats 👏🏾 to editors @chloetvan @b_erforth @chuxdaniels and Michael's co-author @racheladamsward 👏🏾 https://t.co/GX97l212Av

[Greenpeace Africa @Greenpeaceafric]

⛔ URGENT ⛔
Shell’s seismic survey on the Wild Coast will be destructive in several ways! The best way to mitigate the effects of seismic surveys is NOT TO DO IT!!

STOP Shell from seismically blasting the Wild Coast >> https://t.co/eqqvBLoHd7

#SaveTheWildCoast
#FossilFools

[Michael Gastrow @MichaelGastrow]

@CtxRebellion @Shell It’s astonishing how evil the fossil fuel industry is. Yet they continue.

[Extinction Rebellion Cape Town @CtxRebellion]

The outrage against @Shell‘s assault on South Africa’s Wild Coast is growing. This video shows today’s protest in Chintsa East, Eastern Cape. No to harmful seismic testing!No to more fossil fuel developments!

#savethewildcoast
#oceansnotoil
#ToHellWithShell

[RRI Tools @RRITools]

New in the #RRI Toolkit

Public perceptions & understandings of science https://t.co/LwzxQpgu0d

📍report by @MichaelGastrow @Nick_Ishmael via @ISC

👉explores the structure & characteristics of #engagement with science with "public perceptions" as the unit of analysis

#scicomm

[Dr. Tara C. Smith @aetiology]

Man, wait until antivax politicians find out about how R2-D2 and C-3PO tried to encourage vaccination... in 1978. Almost like this isn't a new thing and programs that cater to kids want to keep them safe and healthy.

[XR Cambridge @xr_cambridge]

To sum up where we are a week before COP:

1. Countries are planning 110% more fossil fuel extraction to 2030 than is consistent with 1.5C (45% more than for 2C).
2. Expansion of renewables is too slow to replace fossil fuels and stop 2C of warming.

26 years to get us here.

[XR Cambridge @xr_cambridge]

New study: without radical action on plastic pollution and emissions the pH of the ocean will hit a tipping point of pH 7.95 within 25 years, inducing total collapse of marine ecosystems and the ocean's life support function, devastating human societies.

https://t.co/7Ig3wKX5X1

[Dr Rachel Adams @racheladamsward]

Our new book on human rights in the Fourth Industrial Revolution in South Africa, with a strong emphasis on #AI, is now out! We are hoping this will provide guidelines for a human rights based approach to 4IR-related policy-making for South Africa @HSRCPress

[Prof Caroline B Ncube @caro_ncube]

Excited to see this book project come to fruition!
@iruten & I wrote a chapter on #IP and #4IR tech in this volume edited by @go2uj's Erika Kraemer-Mbula &
@MISTRA_SA's @Zama_Mazibuko_ other authors >>
@chidi_oguamanam @alison_gillwald @MichaelGastrow
@Afrinnovation #LEAP4IR

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

What more do we need to see?
What more needs to happen?

We. Cannot. Go. On. Like. This.
W A K E U P

#FaceTheClimateEmergency

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

This is an extraordinary result, suggesting people are ready for a massive change in the way we measure and achieve well-being. It's the best news I've seen for a long time. https://t.co/0epXMUcvgd

[Innovation and Development @inno_and_dev]

Capability building and global innovation networks -
@DrGoGetter, @MichaelGastrow
#Capability #building and #global #innovation #networks
https://t.co/ky6KnniPXg

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

Clothing industry accounts for 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, almost the same as total emissions of the EU.

This season's #MUSTHAVE is CONTINUATION OF LIFE ON EARTH.

🐝🦋🦒🐜🐛🌳👫🐸🦍🦅
@boycottfashion

This #LondonFashionWeek, #BoycottFashion:
https://t.co/r7X6pKDYcN

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

This is what Tesla Autopilot sees using neural networks that take 70,000 GPU hours to train and output 1,000 tensors (predictions) at each timestep.

Source: https://t.co/p6V0jSdFy9

[Michael Gastrow @MichaelGastrow]

This is the future

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

[BREAKING] @ScotlandXr activists boarded a Shell gas rig currently parked in Dundee Harbour, destined for the North Sea. They have scaled the towers and intend to stay up there for as long as possible to stop the rig leaving the harbour.

[SANSA @SANSA7]

Fascinating panel discussion around Space and the 4IR and the role space science and technology plays in ensuring sustainability for the future #SND2019 #4IR #Spaceforthefuture #UpSkilling

[Andiswa Mlisa @AndyMlisa]

A warm welcome by Nokia to the #SAEUPolicy4IRTour, a rich innovative history & future to delve into @nokia @BusinessFinland #4IR @R3ndan @Benyak @AdelaideRamatlo @MichaelGastrow @dsigovza @EUinSA #EUSAtalk @swamigillhart @SANSA7 @CSIR @HSRCza @tiaorgza