TJ reacts to the viral Lagos house tour in which American luxury real estate consultant Arvin Haddad walked through a $1.2 million home with Nigerian creator Steven Ndukwu and exposed what TJ calls fake luxury. The backyard was ninety percent swimming pool, there was no garage despite the rain and the dust, and the whole […]

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Imagine being so dumb, it’s the reason you’re alive today. not street smart dumb. evolutionarily, catastrophically dumb. and somewhere nearby, something smarter, stronger, and bigger-brained than you went extinct. the 6 inches that separated us from neanderthals is not a story about intelligence. neanderthals had bigger brains, thicker bones, and a hunting strategy that kept […]

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In Kenya, three out of every 10 people have lost a phone to theft, with about 10 phones stolen every 20 minutes in Nairobi alone. The growing problem has inspired local innovator Eliud Ngilisho to develop technology that raises an alarm whenever a phone is snatched. In our Made in Kenya segment, Edward Chweya tells […]

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Michael’s experience illustrates a potentially profound change in mechanical engineering: the movement from computer-aided design toward AI-directed engineering design. What makes this example remarkable is not simply that ChatGPT generated a 3D-printable replacement part. It is that the engineer was able to communicate design intent through photographs, measurements, and ordinary language rather than manually […]

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For decades, China was obsessed with learning English, which became a major part of its notoriously competitive national college entrance exam. But in recent years, Chinese universities have increasingly begun cutting back on or even eliminating their English degree programs altogether. So what’s behind this dramatic reversal? In this deep dive, ASIAN BOSS explores why […]

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Welcome to Tharaka Invention Academy ! Problem Pals™: Research Brief Builder Turning Research into Invention Fuel Welcome, Apprentice Inventor! You are beginning an exciting journey of learning how to identify real-world problems, understand scientific research, and turn knowledge into practical invention ideas. At Tharaka Invention Academy, you don’t need to be a scientist to start […]

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How to begin. Welcome to Problem Pals™: KindWords Coach! Your compassionate AI learning companion at Tharaka Invention Academy Karibu sana! 🌍 Welcome, new TIA apprentice! We’re glad you’re beginning this journey of learning, reflection, creativity, and responsible invention. Here at TIA, your ideas matter, your feelings deserve respect, and every challenge can become an […]

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A black engineer is revolutionising energy – by converting plastics into fuel. And, amazingly, Julian Brown has made his discoveries available to all so that they can use and improve them. But he says even if he’d just been interested in making money rather than helping humanity, the big corporations would have been able just […]

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Africans living in France, the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and other Western countries, it’s time to start thinking seriously about your future! The world is changing, and many Africans abroad are working harder than ever to pay bills, meet financial obligations, and maintain a lifestyle that leaves them with little time or freedom. But have […]

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Tharaka Invention Academy: Inventor Transformation I want to explain to you how Tharaka Invention Academy works. I am Professor Singer, its director. We’re going to dive into something pretty fascinating: how the Tharaka Invention Academy, or TIA for short, literally transforms everyday people into highly capable, independent problem-solvers. Seriously, if you’ve ever wondered how someone […]

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Ibrahim Traore Burkina Faso beauty pageant reforms Ibrahim Traore has just sparked a very interesting debate about how Africa celebrates its young women, and I want to know what you think. A few months ago, Burkina Faso suspended beauty pageants across the country, and now, under Traore’s leadership, the country has introduced a very different […]

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A car on the streets of Barbados is running on fuel made from seaweed, rum wastewater and sheep manure. And the gas in its tank is methane, the same molecule as natural gas. In this video, we break down the Barbadian invention that turns sargassum, the brown seaweed invading Caribbean beaches every year, into bio-CNG. […]

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UNLEASH THE SCHOOLS! Will Africa’s future be built on solutions we buy from others—or solutions we create ourselves? Discover how our schools, together with Tharaka Invention Academy , work to help Africans become innovators and inventors, not just consumers of the creative gifts of others. 🎥 Watch this thought-provoking video: Professor Singer Tharaka Invention Academy […]

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Bedrocks of civilization BEDROCKS OF CIVILIZATION, narration by Prof. Judson Singer, director of Tharaka Invention Academy. When we hear people talk about civilizations rising and falling, we often think about great empires, powerful armies, enormous cities, or impressive monuments. We may think that a civilization is successful because it has become wealthy or because it […]

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      Tharaka Invention Academy • Problem Pals™ Academy Relatability Mapper Helping TIA apprentices make inventions, scientific ideas, and technical concepts easier to understand through familiar African experiences, environments, materials, livelihoods, and community life. Welcome Welcome to Problem Pals™: Academy Relatability Mapper, and welcome as a new Tharaka Invention Academy apprentice. This GPT […]

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For years, American PR firm v-Fluence has worked with a network of players in the agrochemical industry to ensure that the use of harmful chemicals in various countries, including Kenya continues. Despite mounting evidence of the harm these chemicals cause, v-Fluence and its partners have downplayed their risks, and discredited environmentalists pushing for an end […]

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Let me guide you on how Tharaka Invention Academy Helps Turn Problems Into Inventions. Hello, my name is Prof. Singer and I want to show you, very simply, how Tharaka Invention Academy is designed to work. This worked example follows a solar-cooking challenge through problem definition, prior knowledge, AI-assisted exploration, risk discovery, concept revision, and […]

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Does this history have any bearing upon modern African innovation thriving or withering? Very much so—but not in the simplistic sense that Africa is still suffering from some ancient “geographic disadvantage.” The stronger connection is that the mechanisms described in the video—surplus, specialization, connectivity, knowledge diffusion, competition, and accumulation of technological capability—still govern whether innovation […]

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