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The birth of a rainbow

A rainbow is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena. It never ceases to capture the imagination, symbolising unity and diversity…

Aug 2, 2021

The birth of a rainbow

Aug 2, 2021

A day in my life as a scientist — part 1.

I am a scientist. Specifically, I am a physicist, even more specifically a cosmologist. I consider myself incredibly lucky to be a…

Mar 21, 2021

A day in my life as a scientist — part 1.

Mar 21, 2021

A cancer patient in lockdown

I am vulnerable. I am on chemotherapy. I am hiding from covid-19.

Mar 27, 2020

Mar 27, 2020

The tweet that revealed African kindness to the world

“O jewa ke eng?”

Nov 9, 2019

The tweet that revealed African kindness to the world

Nov 9, 2019

Can scientific excellence be an instrument for development?

Perspectives from Astronomy

Oct 24, 2019

Can scientific excellence be an instrument for development?

Oct 24, 2019

Cross-continental goodwill

This is a tale of generosity and kindness.

Nov 9, 2018

Nov 9, 2018

Trends and Entrepreneurship in Africa

This is a write-up of a webinar I gave the Royal Academy of Engineering 2018 Africa Prize shortlisted entrepreneurs on May 29, 2018.

Jun 8, 2018

Jun 8, 2018

Published in
TDS Archive

Four broken systems & four tech trends for 2018

I was invited to speak at a Future Females event about 2018 Tech Trends. Future Females is a movement of female entrepreneurs, current and…

Jan 24, 2018

Four broken systems & four tech trends for 2018

Jan 24, 2018

Socio-economic development in the context of High Performance Computing, Big Data, Artificial…

A BRICS perspective

May 25, 2017

Socio-economic development in the context of High Performance Computing, Big Data, Artificial…

May 25, 2017

Big data taking medicine out of its comfort zone

Monitoring and evaluating the performance of drugs in the age of Big Data

May 25, 2017

Big data taking medicine out of its comfort zone

May 25, 2017

Please America, don’t let Donald Trump turn you into Donald Trump.

My social feed is mostly not composed of Trump supporters. Nonetheless I can’t help but notice a worrying trend. Sure, Trump is a childish…

Mar 22, 2016

Mar 22, 2016

Hello Earth, what’s the problem?

Most of us dream to change the world at some stage. Or to change something at some point. For example, there is a growing trend of…

Feb 24, 2016

Hello Earth, what’s the problem?

Feb 24, 2016

How to ignite a little bit of everyday love

Today I am shamelessly writing about love because I think it is an essential ingredient to our everyday lives.

Jan 4, 2016

Jan 4, 2016

Breaking down in a dodgy part of town…

Yesterday evening, my car broke down in a really dodgy part of town. It was 6pm. I had one kid in the back of the car, and the little one a…

Dec 4, 2015

Breaking down in a dodgy part of town…

Dec 4, 2015

Why Africa Code Week matters

As the South African Heritage Month comes to a close, we look at where we come from, our history both proud and sore. And then we braai…

Sep 17, 2015

Why Africa Code Week matters

Sep 17, 2015

Are we all guilty?

I opened the Facebook app and there it was. Probably the most disturbing photo I have ever seen. Oh how ironic to be hit by it by the most…

Sep 3, 2015

Sep 3, 2015

Setting our kids baselines right is not easy but not because of us.

Endless research indicates that the early childhood experiences of our kids set the basic foundations from which they grow. Without falling…

Aug 28, 2015

Setting our kids baselines right is not easy but not because of us.

Aug 28, 2015

Thoughts on alone time

I used to love spending time by myself. Alone meant free from being judged, evaluated, boxed inside people’s prejudice, free from being…

Jul 20, 2015

Jul 20, 2015

Published in
HackerNoon.com

Hackathons for humanity, or for technology?

Us technology geeks can be blinded by the fun and awesomeness of technology, but sometimes we can take it for granted and it can frankly be…

Jun 30, 2015

Jun 30, 2015

Data and the people

Big data, Social data, Behaviour analysis, Data-informed user experience, A/B testing, Validated learning, Privacy, etc.

Jun 15, 2015

Data and the people

Jun 15, 2015

Carolina Ödman

Carolina Ödman

Assoc. Prof. UWC Physics & Astronomy. Associate Director Development & Outreach at IDIA. EPFL and Cambridge Alumna. ❤️ my family. On a cancer journey

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