How does science affect society? A few of the contributions that science and technology have made to everyday modern life are as follows. The automobile has proven to be a practical solution to the problem of getting from place to place by providing a convenient, flexible means of transportation.
Sankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana that translates as Go back and get it (san - to return; ko - to go; fa - to fetch, to seek and take) and also refers to the Asante Adinkra symbol represented either with a stylized heart shape or by a bird with its head turned backwards taking an egg off its back.
Timbuktu: Home of SankorÃ© University. Timbuktu (also spelled Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoois the home of the prestigious ) Koranic SankorÃ© University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries.