The World Cup and Astronomy in Africa

Meera Senthilingam

This week, we find out how science and technology are improving security as well as television coverage at the 2010 FIFA World Cup as well as reveal South Africa's winning bid to host the Office for Astronomy Development, or OAD, to bring astronomy to the developing world. We also discover how brushing your teeth could prevent a heart attack, find out when our ancestors first began eating meat and investigate if our genes code for our memories, in Question of the week!