The Proton Radius Problem
A fascinating article in Scientific American, February 2014, by Jan Bernauer and Randolf Pohl describes two experiments that have come up with two wildly different values for the proton’s radius. One...
View ArticleReviving a dying art
by Alexa Schoof Marketos Louis Liebenberg’s revolutionary CyberTracker, a method of GPS-supported field data collection that replicates the ancient art of tracking, is now available as an...
View ArticleReport on Potential New Energy Source – This May Change Everything.
Report by Giuseppe Levi, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy Evelyn Foschi, Bologna, Italy Bo Höistad, Roland Pettersson and Lars Tegnér, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Hanno Essén, Royal Institute...
View ArticleNational Otter Survey of Ireland Recommends CyberTracker Certification for...
The European Commission Habitats Directive requires that changes in the conservation status of designated species are monitored. Nocturnal and elusive species are difficult to count directly and thus...
View ArticleCyberTracker data shows impact of Ebola on Lowland Gorillas
The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa have resulted in huge cost in human lives and economic losses. Even the indirect economic impact on Africa as a whole has been huge as tourists have cancelled...
View ArticleA New Generation of Master Trackers
Today we are pleased to announce that Adriaan Louw, South Africa, and Mark Elbroch, USA, have been awarded Master Tracker certificates in recognition of their exceptional contribution to the growth of...
View ArticleCan Persistence Hunting Signal Male Quality?
Daniel Longman, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Jay T. Stock Abstract Various theories have been posed to explain the fitness payoffs of hunting success among hunter-gatherers. ‘Having’ theories refer to the...
View ArticleDistance running may be an evolutionary ‘signal’ for desirable male genes
New research shows that males with higher ‘reproductive potential’ are better distance runners. This may have been used by females as a reliable signal of high male genetic quality during our...
View ArticleIn Memory of !Nate Brahman
It was with great sadness that I learnt that !Nate Brahman had passed away on 20 January 2016, the week before I arrived at Lone Tree to visit him. I have known !Nate since 1985 and he played a key...
View ArticleIn the past we knew how to run for our livelihood
Business Day – 8 NOVEMBER 2016 – by SHAUN SMILLIE Louis Liebenberg tracker Karel Benadie (Rolex/Eric Vandeville) In the midday heat of the central Kalahari, Louis Liebenberg found himself taking part...
View ArticleWhich Is More Important: Intuitive or Analytical Thinking?
Psychology Today, October 30, 2016 David Ludden, PhD – Talking Apes We need both to make the best decisions. Last Monday, I engaged in a public conversation with comedienne Ilana Glazer on the topic of...
View ArticleCitSci.org and CyberTracker Team Up to Advance Citizen Science
by: Sarah Newman | February 16th, 2017 6:00 am The year is 2001 and this is Central Africa. Reports are trickling in about an Ebola outbreak. The outbreak is unanticipated. Data for tracking and...
View ArticleThe challenge of monitoring elusive large carnivores: An accurate and...
Sky Alibhai , Zoe Jewell , Jonah Evans Abstract Acquiring reliable data on large felid populations is crucial for effective conservation and management. However, large felids, typically solitary,...
View ArticleA different way of thinking
What if the world stopped seeing autism as abnormal? Many people with Asperger’s syndrome or autism embrace their condition. They seek respect for ‘neurodiversity’, not a cure. Read article here…
View ArticleSmartphone Icon User Interface design for non-literate trackers and its...
Louis Liebenberg, Justin Steventon, !Nate Brahman, Karel Benadie, James Minye, Horekhwe (Karoha) Langwane, Quashe (/Uase) Xhukwe Abstract In 1996 we developed an Icon User Interface design for...
View ArticleAnimal Counting Toolkit: a practical guide to small-boat surveys for...
Rob Williams, Erin Ashe, Katie Gaut, Rowenna Gryba, Jeffrey E. Moore, Eric Rexstad, Doug Sandilands, Justin Steventon, Randall R. Reeves. Endang Species Res. Vol. 34: 149–165, 2017 ABSTRACT: Small...
View ArticleCyberTracker used to safeguard the Lesser White-fronted Goose in Greece
See articles on: “A Smart Patrol System for safeguarding the Lesser White-fronted Geese in Greece” and “A combined patrolling scheme for safeguarding the Lesser White-fronted Goose in Greece” Read...
View ArticleTracking Science: An Alternative for Those Excluded by Citizen Science
Authors: Louis Liebenberg, /Am //Ao, Marlize Lombard, Michael Shermer, /Uase Xhukwe, Megan Biesele, Di //xao, Peter Carruthers, ≠Oma Kxao, Sven Ove Hansson, Horekhwe (Karoha) Langwane, L. Mark...
View ArticleGetting Back on Track
The heirs to a cultural history brutally interrupted by colonialism and apartheid are relearning the skills of their forebears in the red dunes of the Kgalagadi Download Article
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