Wits Review April 2025
Volume 53
Unsung heroes One of the most significant discoveries of the 20th century, the Taung skull, established Africa as a permanent focal point for the study of humanity’s origins. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Raymond Dart’s paper published in Nature on 7 February 1925. Wits Review revisits the role of two alumni in this momentous discovery. | Where the trees are The first of a new photography series offers a delight for dendrophiles. Curiosities and wonders The Wits Adler Museum of Medicine offers up treasures from a bygone era. | Art meets science Karel Nel’s lifelong fascination with the two disciplines is captured beautifully in a new book. Satire and subversion Former Wits Student editor Dr Irwin Manoim shares his recollections of a newspaper that pushed boundaries. | Will it end with a bang? Chris Thurman wonders about the MAGA modus operandi which has been borrowing from Silicon Valley jargon, “Move fast and break things”.
