Talks and events
Events
Talks on planetary science and technology, including the ones SAPIENT convenes at the Iziko Planetarium.
Public talk • May 4, 2025
THE REAL STAR WARS
A free Star Wars Day talk on how rocks from space have shaped the South African landscape, with meteorites, meteors and impact craters.
Dr. Matthew S. Huber · Iziko Planetarium, Cape Town
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Convened talk • December 17, 2024
HEIDI BECKER / JUNO MISSION
Heidi Becker of NASA's Juno mission takes the Planetarium to Jupiter through the eyes of Juno: radiation, a star camera that sees lightning, and a platypus on Europa.
Heidi Becker · Iziko Planetarium, Cape Town
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Background talk • November 2, 2023
THE VREDEFORT DOME / CATASTROPHE
The Vredefort Dome catastrophe, still impacting lives today.
Dr. Matthew S. Huber · Overberg Geoscientists Group, Geological Society of South Africa
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Background talk • October 6, 2023
TURTLE-BOTS / SIMULATED BEGINNINGS
How turtle-bots started in simulation, and how it makes robotics more exciting and accessible.
David Campey · PyCon South Africa 2023, Durban
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