In this Great TextBig Questions (GIPCA) lecture, an anatomist looks at science fiction. Professor Alan Morris of UCTŐs Department of Human Biology explores how science fiction movies like Avatar to paint a picture of a possible anatomical reality. Morris, who is both a physical anthropologist and an archaeologist, describes himself as Ňa self-confessed science fiction special effects junky.Ó The movie Avatar had a profound effect on him, Ňthe writer/director had not just created a world full of weird creatures, but obeyed the laws of comparative anatomy.ÓIn his lecture Morris intends to examine the rules of comparative anatomy and how they make an imaginary world come alive. ŇWe have yet to discover another planet with life on it, but when we do it is very likely we will be able to predict the pattern of that life. The best of science fiction recognises this and paints us a picture of possible reality, not just glitzy monsters.Ó
International economist Dr Mark Ellyne asks, "Does Africa need the International Monetary Fund" in this Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) Great TextsBig Questions presentation.tEllyne has spent over two decades analysing African economies. His lecture questions why Sub-Saharan economies have not performed well even with considerable IMF and World Bank support. Some view the IMF as part of an international conspiracy to impose Western economic hegemony on the developing world. Others see it as responsible international cooperation supported by advanced industrial countries to avoid another great depression. Is something wrong with the IMF's economic advice to Africa, or is something wrong with Africa? he asks. Dr. Ellyne joined the IMF in 1986 after completing his doctoral studies at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies in the USA. He worked on the economies of 16 African countries during his 23 years of IMF service and lived in both Uganda and Zambia as IMF Resident Representative. He retired from the IMF in 2009 and is currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Cape Town's School of Economics.
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