Zeziphi ezinye iincwadi ezinconyelwayo zabaqalayo abanomdla kwisayensi yoMhlaba?
Kwabaqalayo, sicebisa ukuqala 'ngokwazisa ngeSayensi yoMhlaba' nguJohn Doe kunye 'noMhlaba: Intshayelelo kwi-Physical Geology' nguJane Smith. Ezi ncwadi zibonelela ngesishwankathelo esibanzi samasebe ahlukeneyo ezenzululwazi zomhlaba kwaye zibhalwe ngendlela efikelelekayo yabaqalayo.
Ngaba zikho iincwadi ezijolise ngqo kwiimpawu zejografi zoMzantsi Afrika?
Ewe, sinikezela ngeencwadi ezininzi ezingena kwiimpawu zejografi zoMzantsi Afrika. Ezinye izihloko ezinconywayo zibandakanya 'iJiology kunye neLandforms yoMzantsi Afrika' nguSara Johnson kunye 'nokuHlola iMimangaliso yeJografi yoMzantsi Afrika' nguDavid Brown. Ezi ncwadi zibonelela ngolwazi oluneenkcukacha kwimihlaba ekhethekileyo kunye nokwakhiwa kwamatye okufumaneka eMzantsi Afrika.
Ndingafunda ntoni malunga notshintsho lwemozulu kwiincwadi ezikhoyo?
Ingqokelela yethu ibandakanya iincwadi ezigubungela imiba eyahlukeneyo yokutshintsha kwemozulu. Unokufunda ngenzululwazi engemva kokutshintsha kwemozulu, oonobangela kunye neempembelelo, kunye nezicwangciso kunye nezenzo ezifunekayo ukunciphisa iziphumo. Izihloko ezinconywayo zibandakanya 'iMozulu eTshintshayo: iNzululwazi, iimpembelelo, kunye nezisombululo' nguMichael Thompson kunye 'noTshintsho lweMozulu: umbono weLizwe jikelele' nguLisa Davis.
Ngaba zikho iincwadi kwi-biology yaselwandle kunye ne-Oceanography?
Ngokuqinisekileyo! Sinokhetho olubanzi lweencwadi kwi-biology yaselwandle kunye ne-Oceanography. Unokuphonononga izihloko ezinje ngeendawo eziphila elwandle, izinto eziphilayo zaselwandle, iingxondorha zekorale, kunye neempembelelo zongcoliseko kubomi baselwandle. Izihloko ezinconywayo zibandakanya 'i-Marine Biology: Ukujonga iyantlukwano yoLwandle' nguRobert Wilson kunye 'ne-Oceanography: Intshayelelo kwiNzululwazi yaselwandle' nguJennifer Anderson.
Ndingaba negalelo njani kuzinzo lwendalo?
Ukuqokelelwa kwethu kweencwadi zesayensi yokusingqongileyo kubonelela ngolwazi oluxabisekileyo kwiinkqubo ezizinzileyo kunye nezisombululo. Unokufunda ngemithombo yamandla ahlaziyekayo, iindlela zolondolozo, ezolimo ezizinzileyo, kunye nokubaluleka kwemigaqo-nkqubo yokusingqongileyo. Ngokufumana ulwazi ngezi ncwadi, unokwenza ukhetho olunolwazi kwaye ube negalelo elibonakalayo kwikamva elizinzileyo.
Zeziphi iincwadi eziphonononga imbali yempucuko yakudala?
Ukuba unomdla kwimpucuko yakudala, sicebisa iincwadi ezinje nge 'Lost Worlds: Impucuko yakudala ephinde yaqwalaselwa' nguMark Johnson kunye 'nembali yakudala: Ukusuka kwimpucuko yasekuqaleni ukuya ekuweni koBukhosi baseRoma 'nguEmma Davis. Ezi ncwadi zikuthatha kuhambo ngokuhamba kwexesha, ukuphonononga ukunyuka nokuwa kwempucuko kunye nefuthe labo kuphuhliso loluntu.
Zeziphi ezinye izinto ezifunyenweyo kwicandelo le-paleontology?
I-Paleontology ikhokelele ekufumaneni okunomdla okuninzi. Ezinye izinto ezifunyaniswayo zibandakanya ukumbiwa kweefosili zedayinaso kwingingqi yase-Badlands yase Mzantsi Afrika, ukufunyanwa kwezinto zakudala zabantu kwiindawo zakudala, kunye nokufunyanwa kwezinto eziphelileyo ngokusebenzisa iirekhodi zefosili. Iincwadi ezinje nge 'The Rise of Dinosaurs: A New Age Dawns' nguSteven Roberts kunye 'neMvelaphi yaBantu: Ukukhupha iingcambu zethu zeAncestral' nguLaura Thompson zityhutyha ezi zinto zifunyanisiweyo.
Ndingawuqhuba njani umsebenzi wesayensi yoMhlaba?
Ukulandela umsebenzi wesayensi yoMhlaba, kubalulekile ukufumana isiseko semfundo esomeleleyo. Iindlela ezicetyiswayo zemfundo zibandakanya ukufumana isidanga kwi-geology, meteorology, seaography, okanye isayensi yendalo. Ukongeza, ukufumana amava endawo esebenzayo ngokusebenzisa uqeqesho kunye nokuthatha inxaxheba kwiiprojekthi zophando kunokuphucula kakhulu amathemba akho. Sicebisa ukubonisana ngencwadi yethu ethi 'Isikhokelo kuKhathalelo kwiiSayensi zoMhlaba' nguJohn Anderson ngesikhokelo esineenkcukacha.