Words like Teak (tega - Kannada), Catamaran (kaṭṭumaram - Tamil), Saccharide (śarkarā - Sanskrit), Mongoose (muṅgisi - Kannada), Curry (kari - Dravidian), and Anaconda (āṇai kondran - Tamil) anaberoga (plant disease) kannada show how deep Indian languages shaped global science & botany. 🌱🧬 Time we celebrate linguistic legacy in science too! #IndicScience #IndianLanguages #Kannada #Tamil #Sanskrit #Linguistics #BharatiyaGyanParampara #DecoloniseScience #ScientificInd @IndianLanguages_ @SanskritT @BhashaIndia @kannadasiri @iamkannadiga @TamilHeritage @ScienceIndia @indscicongress

ṢÍGÍDÌ: Yorùbá AI Robotics and the Science of ÌRÚNMỌ́LẸ̀ Long before silicon chips and electric motors, your Yorùbá ancestors called their programmable automaton Ṣígídì. Carved from clay or wood, Ṣígídì served kings, guarded thresholds, carried messages, and even healed the sick—behaving just like the robots of today. It was never an idol. It was a robot: matter shaped by primordial sciences, encoded with spoken commands (àṣẹ), and activated to perform precise tasks. 🔧 Ògún (Engineering & Machining) Ṣígídì’s frame—its durability, balance, and structural integrity—reflects Ògún’s mastery of metallurgy, tool‑making, and mechanical design. Modern robotics depends on engineers; Ṣígídì depended on Ògún’s force of creation. ⚡ Ṣàngó (Energy & Activation Power) Just as today’s robots require electricity, Ṣígídì required life‑force energy. Ṣàngó’s knowledge of lightning, magnetism, and dynamic force taught ancestors how to channel àṣẹ into matter, bringing Ṣígídì to life. 💧 Ọ̀sányìn (Botany & Herbal Chemistry) Ṣígídì encoded medicinal protocols, acting as indigenous medical robots centuries before contemporary surgical machines. This draws from Ọ̀sányìn’s deep science of plants, pharmacology, and alchemical preparation—parallel to AI‑driven medical robots today. 🌾 Ọkọ́ (Agricultural Engineering & Mechanised Farming) Ọkọ́, the ìrúnmọlẹ̀ of agriculture and the fertility of the land, embodies knowledge of high‑yield cultivation, mechanized farming techniques, soil management, and food‑security engineering. Ṣígídì, when designed for farming, encoded Ọkọ́’s principles to enhance crop production, automate processing, and ensure sustenance for communities—an indigenous form of agricultural robotics. 🧠 Ọ̀rúnmìlà (Logic, Binary Coding & Command Programming) The incantations that “programmed” Ṣígídì mirror Ifá’s binary ọ̀du logic. Ọ̀rúnmìlà’s wisdom provided the blueprint for action/inaction and protection/attack—our earliest form of computational thinking. If modern AI coding is typing commands into computers, Ṣígídì were coded with spoken commands into carved forms. Both are ritual disciplines—repeatable, intentional processes producing intelligent action. Electricity is energy; àṣẹ is energy. Wires carry electric commands; words carry life‑force commands. 🔋 Innovation in Africa today proves this principle: • In Uganda, an engineer built a generator that harvests atmospheric energy and converts it into electricity without fuel. • In Namibia, a tech innovator created a phone that works without SIM cards or major network masts, tapping alternative frequencies. • In the USA, scientists pull clean water from the air, offering solutions to drought without chemical additives. These inventions show that science is not limited to materialist methods but thrives in harmony with nature’s unseen forces. 🔊 Modern science also acknowledges the power of frequencies: Certain sound waves at specific frequencies can alter human physiology—causing disorientation or even bleeding—phenomena once dismissed as juju. Yet this is now studied in neurology and acoustic engineering. Our Yorùbá ancestors achieved similar effects through incantations and àṣẹ, commanding life‑force with spoken Yorùbá phrases. The language does not diminish the efficacy of these commands; it underscores that knowledge and power transcend material labels. Western benchmarks declare many ailments incurable—yet our herbal protocols have long proven otherwise. If we learn from our Ògún engineering, Ṣàngó energy systems, Ọ̀sányìn herbal chemistry, Ọkọ́ agricultural science, and Ọ̀rúnmìlà logic coding, we will not only reclaim Ṣígídì but also pioneer a new wave of technologies—healers, guardians, farmers, and innovators—rooted in our own civilization’s genius. #Sigidi #YorubaAI #IndigenousRobotics #IfaLogic #AfricanInnovation #AncestralTech #DecoloniseScience #Àṣẹ #science101 #sciencemeetsmyth #scienceinnovation #Robotics #AI #irunmole

At the NSW #KoalaSummit yesterday. We want to save our Guuda? Then we need to stop chopping down their trees and reduce our carbon emissions. Science hasn't caught up with the knowledge of our Mother, said Yuin man Dan Morgan. #DecoloniseScience

Que possamos viver uma era de restituições justas e colaborações mais equitativas. #decolonizescience #decolonisescience

Who has two thumbs and just got their first article published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal? @SAJS_Official sajs.co.za/article/view/1564… #DecoloniseScience @aninja_m @SciBraai @Nomaculture

cc: that reviewer who said @makoy28 @tweetsnitiong and I could benefit from a native English reader. The Philippines was a 🇺🇸 colony and we all are alumni of schools that use English as the medium of teaching, including Silliman Univ. founded by Americans 🤷🏾‍♀️ #DecoloniseScience

e a história cultural do nosso país. É o famoso trabalho de formiguinha e vou fazer minha parte nas esferas em que posso atuar. #DecolonizePaleontology #DecolonizeScience #DecoloniseScience #UbirajaraBelongstoBR #IrritatorBelongstoBR

It's paywalled 😪 ....interesting to see this discussion again. We all know some foreign-run NGOs here 🇵🇭 are heavily reliant on volun-tourism activities that set communities as backdrops for their citizen science instead of doing more meaningful engagement #DecoloniseScience

Incidentally, when I tweet about #DecoloniseScience the universe opens up my DMs to #PinoyScientists venting their frustrations over past and present experiences with foreign researchers. My last remaining brain cells can no longer the text but this is me today:

Crowdfunding for worthy causes is ok. But it to cover for UP's inadequacy to support its best undergrad students, may affect once more its international reputation. #decoloniseScience

Someone asked why beg on social media to attend a luxury event? This just shows 1) international conferences are largely inaccessible to Global South students, and 2) even with uni supported funding, students still require more financial support to attend. #DecoloniseScience

ICYMI go check episode 2 of @ConsRealist on parachute and colonial science in the Philippines drawn from experiences of @BalyenaOrg #DEI #DecoloniseScience #EndParachuteScience

#HappeningNow How indigenous people & non-indigenous people can work together for conservation solutions with @Survival #DecoloniseScience #EndFortressConservation #UnfenceTheFuture

Gran pieza que aboga por la eliminación del lenguaje colonial en Ciencias Naturales. End colonial language in Science #DecoloniseScience

New year, new me? 😅 4 months on, I can confirm that Author1 has reached out to 🇵🇭 Filipino researchers integral to the data used in this paper. As a resolution seems to be on the horizon, this might be the last time I'll tweet about it. #PinoyScientist #DecoloniseScience

Unrelated but I’m so bored of seeing article authorships like this: European author, 85x African authors, European author Why is this still happening in 2022 #decolonisescience

Late update but I can confirm that at least 2 #PinoyScientists have been contacted by the lead author of that colonial 🐳🐬 paper I called out 2 months ago. Interesting to see how it'll all play out in the coming weeks... #EndParachuteScience #DecoloniseScience #DEI

👻👹😱 a bloodcurling horror story in science: 2 months on and @lamaveresearch (formerly LAMAVE Project) has not withdrawn this article⬇️. How can we trust their promise to #DecoloniseScience if they refuse to hold their Scientific Adviser (A. Ponzo / Author 3) accountable? 🤡☠️

Best thing I learned all week. #decolonisescience

ICYMI, my post-OT thoughts on #DEI #DecoloniseScience in this thread ⬇️