Africa can't progress without Maths and Science - expert

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• Vicky 10 years ago

  Thus all any Human Being need, we go to school to read maths & science, the rest is up to each individual to integrate the gift that God createted for you. But relegion & politics has robb everything from us, especially we ...
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  Thus all any Human Being need, we go to school to read maths & science, the rest is up to each individual to integrate the gift that God createted for you. But relegion & politics has robb everything from us, especially we Africans.

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• pablo 10 years ago

  Don't forget african history prior to colinialism

  Don't forget african history prior to colinialism

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• abebs 10 years ago

  I really regret reading science. after all the hardwork in school, you come out to be controlled by art and business students who determines your salary and sit in the comfort of offices. do research and you will realise most ...
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  I really regret reading science. after all the hardwork in school, you come out to be controlled by art and business students who determines your salary and sit in the comfort of offices. do research and you will realise most science graduates are diverting into business by reading MBA

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• Tekonline.org 10 years ago

  Dear Abebs, Science is not at all about money, comfortable offices, or who controls whom in an organization.
  
  Science is about exploring the unknown, the world, our lives, nature, creating new knowledge, understanding what ...
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  Dear Abebs, Science is not at all about money, comfortable offices, or who controls whom in an organization.
  
  Science is about exploring the unknown, the world, our lives, nature, creating new knowledge, understanding what goes on in the tiniest part of the creation as well as in the largest and farthest.
  
  Through science, theories and principles are established from which inventions are made, cures of diseases are found, and lives on the planet are managed and maintained.
  
  Take the case of the smartphone -- a device built from the numerous theories and principles laid down by scientists over many years. Yet the salaries of these scientists were infinitesimal compared to the billions raked in by the designers, manufacturers, and marketers of smartphones.
  
  When the world is hit with a deadly epidemic like Ebola, the world looks to scientists for an answer: what are these Ebola viruses, how do they kill, how can they be destroyed, etc.
  
  And in case you argue that it takes wealth to find cures for diseases, no cure has yet been found for cancer, a disease that indiscriminately takes the lives of humans including kings, presidents, and business tycoons. If it just took money, the US would have just poured in trillions to stop cancer once and for all. But it takes more than wealth; it requires brainy scientific research and a deeper insight into the biology of life itself.
  
  Just recently, an encounter took place between the world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Hawking asked Zuckerberg, “I would like to know a unified theory of gravity and the other forces. Which of the big questions in science would you like to know the answer to and why?”
  
  Zuckerberg’s response centered on his fascination with people and his hopes for medical advances that will essentially turn us all into Supermen.
  
  “I’m most interested in questions about people,” he said. “What will enable us to live forever? How do we cure all diseases? How does the brain work? How does learning work and how we can empower humans to learn a million times more?”.
  
  Science is the very essence of our being, permeating all facets of our lives.

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• Ni Nii 10 years ago

  Study religion and politics. That's the only way to live better in Africa as a scholar.

  Study religion and politics. That's the only way to live better in Africa as a scholar.

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• Vicky 10 years ago

  It is.Religion & Politics that has messed up our mind. You expect miracles to live our lives when you're religious, you can't channel your own brain but rather go with the teachings of your religion, politicians are tho ...
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  It is.Religion & Politics that has messed up our mind. You expect miracles to live our lives when you're religious, you can't channel your own brain but rather go with the teachings of your religion, politicians are those who diverted from religion to be on their own but has been confused by the seed planted in them through religion so they can't find their way out of life, so they excersize power through corruption & lies.
  No politician knows how to create jobs or start a business. They are Hoaxes.
  The only way we can develop in Africa is to refrain ourselves from Religion & Politics, our conscience can direct us in the right way.
  The Business people that are successful in life doesn't practice any religion, that doesn't mean they're not God fearing fellows, there is only one rule in society, which is LOVE THY NEIBOUGHER AS THY SELF. REGARDLESS. Religion comes with rules, and Politics comes with corruption which is not good for Mankind.

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• EDUARDO DOMINGO 10 years ago

  LOOK HERE TEACH THE CHILDREN RELEVANT MATHS AND SCIENCE OK, NOT THIS CO-SIGN THING , THAT CAN NOT BUY YAM AT THE MARKET, GOLD AND SILVER ARE SOLD IN SIMPLE ARITHMETIC'S, STOP WORRYING OUR CHILDREN FOR NOTHING!!

  LOOK HERE TEACH THE CHILDREN RELEVANT MATHS AND SCIENCE OK, NOT THIS CO-SIGN THING , THAT CAN NOT BUY YAM AT THE MARKET, GOLD AND SILVER ARE SOLD IN SIMPLE ARITHMETIC'S, STOP WORRYING OUR CHILDREN FOR NOTHING!!

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