Rodrick Emmanuel Sambakunsi

A collaboration with psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman (University of Hertfordshire) that aimed to create a new type of magic-based science engagement video. The story of the Apollo Moon landings was illustrated with visual sleight-of-hand magic performed with specially printed playing cards. The video attracted over a hundred thousand views on…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Edward Chang. He talked about his work as Joan and Sanford Weill Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, his groundbreaking research on translating brain signals into highly complex speech…

The nominating institute Botswana Innovation Hub on the breakthrough: Mashaba’s consortium mobilises communities to identify challenges and follow a design innovation framework that quickly creates scalable solutions. The model follows a social entrepreneurship route, and establishes sustainable businesses in the communities — thus enhancing their livelihoods. It is being rolled…

‘Canticum Megapterae’ is a collaborative electronic music album inspired by the beauty and structure of humpback whale songs, and aiming at raising awareness of other intelligent species. By combining science and art, the project’s purpose is to break the walls between different disciplines, and between human and animal cultures. The…

The project would significantly contribute to retrospective and prospective clinicopathology of cancer diagnosis and establishment of a novel field in medical science based on 3D histopathology.

Considering a huge gap in basic science education for visually impaired we have developed innovative ways to make science learning fun and interesting for them. We have modified each and every science experiments and concepts to make them accessible for visually impaired. We are in the process of establishing fully…

Interdisciplinary approach to break the wall of pesticide usage. Benefit for environment, farmers, and society since significantly less pesticides have to be used for food production.   Tags: Bio-Tech, Environment & Nature, Food & Agriculture, Green Tech.

The Children Math-Art Exhibits were started by Experience Workshop and Nelson Mandela University in South Africa. The goal is that children themselves actively explore new sources of maths and art education through transdisciplinary artworks, which express various connections between mathematics and arts. Any child could submit artworks for the open…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Rachel Kropa, Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in the category of Science and Innovation Management. She talked about her role as co-founder and Managing Director of Nonprofit & Science at…

SMASHfestUK is an inclusive ‘hyerlocal’ science and arts festival for young people and families that was founded to engage underserved/under-represented audiences with STEAM. All activities – ranging from comedy and immersive theatre to interactive game and hands-on experiments – are predicated on an overarching semi-immersive story about an impending disaster…