Teaching in Kenyan Schools (downloadable pdf) The ERC project Prometheus aims to explore the role of mineral self-assembly in the early Earth and its plausible role in primitive life detection and origin of life. Within the project, we have to travel to remote places in search of silica-rich alkaline waters and other extreme geochemical environments. We like to explain people of the regions we visit what we are looking for and why. When possible we…
Read MoreToday we have experienced a beautiful day in the surroundings of Lake Natron, in Tanzania on the border with Kenya. We were able to sample there because it is Masai territory and with our guide Lucas Sozoika we didn’t need a passport. Lucas knows the terrain like the back of his hand because, among other things, he brings from Magadi the chlorine tablets that allow them to make the water of the Ewaso Ngi’ro River…
Read MoreWhen the river Ewaso Ng’iro (Brown River) overflows, it creates a marshland in this idyllic place called Orgarua. The mountain on the left is the Shompole. Behind it, Tanzania. https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/photos/a.2077659872516930.1073741828.2077435265872724/2082536108695973/?type=3&theater
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Read MoreTwo students of the Nova School in Nairobi made an excellent presentation of the lecture on Crystals. https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/videos/2081378855478365/
Read MoreUnlike Lake Natron, Lake Magadi has neither affluents nor effluents. There is no water current coming in or out. It rains a few hours a year. To catch one of those days when ephemeral currents are formed was a gift. https://www.facebook.com/2077435265872724/videos/2080411805575070/?t=28
Read MoreToday, a special dinner to celebrate Javier’s birthday and the progress of his work with potato omelette (Gracias Martha). Ah! And candy bars.
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