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Italian scholar and physicist Giorgio Parisi speaks to the media as he arrives on October 5, 2021 at the Lincean Academy (Accademia dei Lincei) in Rome, after co-winning the Nobel Physics Prize. – US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on October 5, 2021 won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of physical systems. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
2021 NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

Nobel prize for physics is a game-changer

The physics 2021 Nobel prize means the conversation is no longer about debating whether climate change is real, but rather what we should do about it

  • Azwinndini Muronga
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Cooper, the grocery assistant with AI, gives concierge service

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

  • Tshilidzi Marwala
8 min read