With no further ado, I present to you, in no particular order, this month's featured posts:
Let's start with Angela, the Skeptic Detective. In "How To Eat Fruit" Angela examines a sample of woo she picked up at work - supposed health benefits of eating fruit in particular ways. In "Bullshit is Organic Too" Angela exposes some of the silly claims surrounding organic agriculture in light of new research.
Next is Richard Harriman, the Botswana Skeptic. Richard has been Irritating "traditional doctors" in the name of consumer protection, and to our ongoing entertainment.
In a similar vein, Doctor Spurt from Effortless Incitement has been posting some morbidly amusing fliers from traditional "healers" and woo practitioners in his area. Specifically Dr Raju, Dr Mama Simba and Dr Maama Mzei Ndimungoma.
More seriously, George Claassen from Prometheus Unbound reveals some alarming statistics regarding science education in a number of countries, and most notably South Africa and Egypt.
Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas from The Science of Sport posted this illuminating piece on a topic that has saturated local media for the last few days: Caster Simenya.
Michael Meadon of Ionian Enchantment gave us this intriguing piece on a related subject: Fun With Sex.
Simon Halliday from Amanuensis touched on a similarly topical issue: Health Care, Insurance and Credit Markets.
The anonymous author of Bullshit Fatigue examines some questionable budgeting decisions in the office of South Africa's new Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor.
Bongi from Other Things Amanzi shares a frightening anecdote of his own brush with sangomas stealing body parts for "muti".
Tim Beck from Reason Check brings us up to speed on the World Health Organisation's position on homeopaths treating African HIV patients with nothing more than water and happy thoughts.
Michelle, the Skeptic Blacksheep, performs an extensive analysis on a number of particularly odd products, all of which are made of woo.
When you're done with all that reading, it's time to relax with some easy listening: Leonie Joubert of Scorched was interviewed by Jenny Crwys-Williams on Radio 702 about her new book, Invaded. Here's the podcast!
That's about it for this month. One more thing before we go: the latest version of the African Science Blogroll:
- 01 and the universe
- Acinonyx Scepticus
- Amanuensis
- Ambient Normality
- Bullshit Fatigue
- Botswana Skeptic
- Effortless Incitement
- Ewan’s Corner
- Ionian Enchantment
- Irreverence
- Limbic Nutrition
- Orion Spur
- Other Things Amanzi
- Pickled Bushman
- Prometheus Unbound
- Psychohistorian
- Reason Check
- Scorched
- Shadows Hide
- Stop Danie Krügel
- Subtle Shift in Emphasis
- The Science Of Sport
- The Skeptic Black Sheep
- The Skeptic Detective
That's it, gang. Live long and prosper!
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