Unity in Diversity World Religion Day Sunday 11th February 2018(hosted by George Baha’) I thank you for the invitation to say a few words on the topic: Unity in Diversity. Diversity is a given, and can be found in the whole of creation. Biologists classify organisms into genus, species and family. We, as humans, areContinue reading “Unity in Diversity”
Author Archives: Frederik Nel
Meet your second brain – February 2018
MEET YOUR SECOND BRAIN Frederik B O Nel (February 2018) In the magazine, Very Interesting (issue 39, Jan/Feb 2018), an article titled “Meet your second brain” by Robert Matthews, is based on a book called The Mind-Gut Connection (2016, by gastroenterologist Dr Emeran Mayer. This so-called “second brain” is a reference to our enteric nervousContinue reading “Meet your second brain – February 2018”
Our Brains sometimes create ‘false memories’ – Lindsay Dodgson
Lindsay Dodgson; Reporter Business Insider, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, 21-12-2017 Research has proven that memories can easily be distorted to make people believe false information.Have you ever had an argument because you disagree about the way something happened?You were both there, you saw the same thing, but you remember it differenly.This happens quite a lot, becauseContinue reading “Our Brains sometimes create ‘false memories’ – Lindsay Dodgson”
Education central to creating employment – January 2018
Unemployment, inequality and poverty are often mentioned as the main issues the government of South Africa should urgently attend to. We know there is no silver bullet to solve all problems, but the single underlying problem we urgently need to attend to is our education system. The systemic problems of our education system are notContinue reading “Education central to creating employment – January 2018”
Toxic leaders affect companies, and governments. How to deal with them.
Toxic leaders affect companies, and governments. How to deal with them Linda Ronnie, University of Cape Town Toxic leadership is characterised by a number of familiar traits: unwillingness to take feedback, lying or inconsistency, cliquishness, autocracy, manipulation, intimidation, bullying, and narcissism. The toxic leader can – if allowed to run rampant for long enough –Continue reading “Toxic leaders affect companies, and governments. How to deal with them.”