Category Archives: FricaFactoid

FricaFactoid 3 – Refrigeration Without Electricity

August 14, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
The third episode of The FricaFactoid looks at Nigeria’s Mohammed Bah Abba and his earthenware solution for refrigeration. Can you keep cool without tertiary power? ...
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FricaFactoid 2 – Cellphones Outnumber Lightbulbs in Uganda

August 10, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
In the second episode of The FricaFactoid, we do some math to figure out if the statement ‘there are more cellphones than lightbulbs in Uganda’ ...
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Factoid 1 – Chinese Websites Localize For Africa

June 6, 2009 | Email This Post Email This Post | Print This Post Print This Post
Factoid 1. China’s involvement in Africa through it’s investments, policy influence, and mining is widely known. But what about the Chinese web? It turns out ...
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