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Digital identity: defining ourselves in a virtual world
Over the past few hundred thousand years, a new species has emerged – one that is rapidly and inexhaustibly producing huge volumes of data of their own: humans, says Adriana Marais, head of innovation at SAP Africa.
Mars One’s plan to profit from the Red Planet
Mars One, a private company, has devised an ambitious plan to establish a human settlement on Mars and generate attractive returns for investors backing the mission. Mars One aims to land the first crew on the Red Planet in 2032. Prior to that, it plans to launch several missions to Mars, some of which will see a rover being sent to select a settlement location as well as cargo and another rover being sent to prepare an outpost for human habitation.
Mzanzi Doctor going to planet Mars!
One of Mzansi’s doctors has been selected to go on a one-way trip to Planet Mars.
Dr Adriana Marais is one of six African candidates set to join the Netherlands’ “One Mars” program that wants to establish a colony on Mars. Speaking on a radio interview with Power FM, she had said that she’d dreamt of going to Mars.
One-way trip into the unknown for SA woman
Some would call Dr Adriana Marais crazy for wanting to be part of what could be a one-way trip to Mars but she believes it is worth the sacrifice.
Adriana Marais is another day closer to living on Mars
What if you could travel to Mars and start a new life? Well, South African Adriana Marais is another day closer to her one way ticket to Mars.
Innovation on the final frontier: mining asteroids in space
For most, an area much smaller than the surface of the planet Earth is considered home. For many, Earth is their favourite planet – as I once heard an astronaut say at an astrobiology conference. But for those few who feel a curiosity, an affinity and indeed a sense of belonging with that overwhelming majority of what is beyond, Earth is but a pale blue dot in a universe of starstuff waiting to be known, says Adriana Marais.
How tech could help to ‘future-proof Africa’
The SingularityU South Africa Summit seeks to explore how technology could help the African continent to meet future challenges. In physics a singularity is the place where the rules as we know them break down. Nothing of the other side can be known.
Future Shapers: Meet the pioneering women who are game-changers
As part of our August Future Shapers series, in partnership with Audi, we’ve scoured the country to find 2017’s hot innovators. Here we meet Lusanda Worsley, Dr Adriana Marais and Ncumisa Lihle Jilata who are all at the top of their game and pushing boundaries in their line of work and hear their tips for success.
Taking on Kilimanjaro for Sandton SPCA
A team of 18 hikers from across Joburg are preparing for an epic challenge as they take on Mount Kilimanjaro in a bid to raise R1 million for the Sandton SPCA from 23 September to 1 October.
Is Mars the next cool holiday destination?
Man’s desire to explore space has created plot lines for science fiction writers for centuries. 50 years ago, the stuff of science fiction started becoming reality with the advances in technology that allowed us to land on the moon. Today, the colonisation of Mars is not only looking like it will become a reality, it’s actively being pursued by some of the brightest minds on Earth.