With so much sunshine most of the year shouldn't solar power be playing a greater role in Nigeria's energy sector?
On Friday, 27 November 2015 13:25:31 UTC+1, ogunlakaiye wrote:
-- On Friday, 27 November 2015 13:25:31 UTC+1, ogunlakaiye wrote:
Even if this Dr. Opeyemi had solved the Riemann Hypothesis, of what use would it to Africa and Nigeria in particular? I have in my possession THE NIGERIAN COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY published in May 1970. Gowon's Federal Military Government had promulgated a Decree establishing that statutory body on the 3rd of February 1970 and published in the Official Gazette, No. 6, Vol. 57 of 5th February 1970. The objectives of the Council as stated under items a-e included (a) to determine priorities for scientific activities in the Federation in relation to the economic and social policies of the country and its international commitments; (c) to ensure the application of the results of scientific activities to the development of agriculture, industry and social welfare in the Federation. The functions of the Council according to items a-h included (a) to consider and advise generally on all scientific activities, including (i) THE APPLICATION OF THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH, (ii) THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY INTO AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY, (iii) Scientific and technical manpower (actual and potential), (iv) scientific research (oriented and non-oriented) and technology etc. The Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communications, Economic Development, Education, Finance, Health, Industries, Mines and Power, Transport and Aviation and Works and Housing were to be ex-officio members of the Council. In addition to that, twenty-four members, one from each of the then twelve states and twelve representing fields of scientific knowledge were also to be members of the 35 ex-officio. The fields of scientific knowledge was clarified as agricultural sciences, experimental sciences (physical and chemical sciences, and mathematics), industrial sciences, engineering and technology, medical sciences, environmental sciences (biosciences and geosciences), and social sciences. Inaugurating the Nigerian Council for Science and Technology on 10 April 1970, Major-General Yakubu Gowon said among other things, "It is my hope that today will similarly symbolize the beginning of a great future for the development of science and technology and their application to the constructive exploitation and utilization of our natural resources." That was over 45 years ago and today in Nigeria, we cannot pump potable water, oil we cannot refine, electricity we cannot generate and distribute, roads we cannot construct and maintain, from our iron ore we cannot produce steel and the medical journals of our elites are in foreign countries where they travel to receive treatments and a times die there because our hospitals have degenerated into morgues. Yet, there is no village in Nigeria without an academic degree holder and specialist in one of the problems confronting our nation. All departments and parastatals are manned by over-educated Nigerians whose academic qualifications are far more superior than the ailments they are paid to cure. The real magic is poetry, Kenneth wrote. Then we have to appeal to some of our razor- blade-mouthed poets on this forum to help us read poems to cure Nigeria of her economic retrogression in spite of vast natural resources and human power.S.Kadiri
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Still on the Riemann Hypothesis and Dr Opeyemi
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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:48:59 -0500
ah math, we think it is the key to everything. someone like bacon or i forget who--oh, it was condorcet--opined that since we had calculus there were no more secrets to the universe. that was when calculus seemed magical. now think of al l those freshmen students suffering with double and triple integration, getting surfaces and volumes. baby science, all over again.
the real magic is poetry.
when poetry is forgotten, and math is universal, we'll be in trouble.
by the way, i was formerly a math major, before switching to humanities for my degree.
ken
On 11/25/15 10:06 AM, Cornelius Hamelberg wrote:
Not so fast Professor Harrow!--
"the mathematical inventions also include: Using Mathematical function to detect someone with crime intention, invention of I-cell key holder, which earned him best inventor of the year 2012 at the Ekiti State University… a model that would empower aircraft to detonate a bomb fired at it, generation of power from thunder and oceanic bodies, movable silos that could conserve agricultural products for five years and Mathematical invention for the protection of oil pipelines."
We know that mathematics is the language of science but having been taught so little and the liberated imagination having mostly been more attuned to "The brightest heaven of invention" little did a non-mathematical ignoramus the likes of me know that mathematical applications extended so far from theoretical calculations into the field of practical, useful invention. Hopefully, he has obtained patents for these inventions and when some of them are put to practical use, the $$$ millions of dollars will start rolling into his bank account.( I know some otherwise very ordinary Swedish guys & dolls whose bank accounts are still being flooded with pay-outs for their inventions and songs)
At this point I am still reeling under the impact of Lucas Etter solving the Cube puzzle in FIVE SECONDS!
My curiosity is intense. I am still patiently waiting for Sheikh Bangura's mathematical application of Chaos theory which he has promised to apply to Professor Toyin Falola's literary masterpieces , the autobiographical "A Mouth Sweeter than Salt" and Counting the Tiger's Teeth . Assuming that I will ever understand the maths behind the literary genius, I am hopeful that Sheikh Bangura's analyses will tenderly anoint my eyes so that I may see the light (wisdom) and that that light will inform my own appreciation and help make it more complete, so that I can put the finishing touches to my won down to earth review of "A Mouth sweeter than water "
Still in the mathematical realm, Rashad Khalifa took a lot of flak (especially from the South African Ullema at Port Elisabeth – the major critique I read ) for his theories about the Quran code 19 – said to be based on the Noble Quran ( in Arabic) 74:30 (Above it are nineteen) which Rashad Khalifa closely associates with Quran: 9:128-129
On Wednesday, 25 November 2015 03:20:33 UTC+1, Kenneth Harrow wrote:i think we can do better than postings like this one. we've been round the issue many times, and this returns us to base one, and seems to trivialize it.
ken
On 11/24/15 7:24 PM, 'Adeshina Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series wrote:
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