South Africa needs science and South Africa needs prominent scientific voices. Unfortunately, like the media in much of the rest of the world, South Africa's media is not nearly welcoming enough to the skeptical and scientific views of the world. Luckily, we have great examples from the United States and elsewhere of how self-publication through blogs can affect public discourse, promoting science and acting as a counterweight to indifference, ignorance, and gullibility. However, unlike our comrades elsewhere, South African science bloggers are unconnected and not organized. I propose to change that...
If you have a blog, show your support:
Calling South African Science Bloggers
A list in progress:
[#] George Claassen’s Prometheus Unbound
[#] Simon Halliday’s Amanuensis
[#] Doctor Spurt’s Effortless Incitement
[#] Owen Swart’s 01 and the universe
[#] Michael & Stephen’s Irreverence
[#] Darthfishy’s Yet Another Sceptic’s Blog
[#] Skepticdetective’s The Skeptic Detective
[#] Schrodingersgoldfish’s subtle shift in emphasis
[#] moonflake’s Smoke and Mirrors (hope the leave is temporary)
[#] Psychohistorian’s Psychohistorian.org
[#] Michael Meadon’s Ionian Enchantment
[#] Richard Harriman’s Botswana Skeptic
[#] Maydont’s Pause and Consider
