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cwilcox | June 10, 2010... drumroll please....
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I'M IN!
I feel so honored to be chosen as one of the top 9 finalists!
Go check out the post that made it: Evolution: The Curious Case of Dogs
Of course, there are some FANTASTIC posts in the top set with me. Go check out all of them! They include my fellow sciblings Jason and Eric, as well as other great bloggers like Ed, Margaret and Carl. Basically, it's a list of everyone I mentioned before, plus a couple of other ones just for kicks ;)
Congrats to all, and good luck to everyone! I can't wait to see who Dawkins picks as the Top Quark!
cwilcox | June 9, 2010Sorry to be so late to the announcement party - my stupid, f-cking lovely computer has decided that it doesn't feel like connecting to the internets anymore, so I'm a little hard up for online time.
Anyhoo, thank you to everyone who voted for Observations of a Nerd! Thanks to you, my post "Evolution: The Curious Case Of Dogs" has made it to the semi-final round. You can see all the other semi-finalists here.
There's some stiff competition in there, notably from fellow generalist sci-blogger Ed Yong, my favorite botanist Margaret, and a slew of scibling like Scicurious, Jason Goldman, and…
cwilcox | June 10, 2009Hey there my dedicated blog readers,
Sorry there hasn't been much from me all week. I'm moving to Hawaii in less than a month, and between preparing for that 6,000 mile trek, a pick up in work (I suspect my boss trying to get the most out of my last couple weeks here), and general life, I've been really, really busy. I know, it's no excuse to ignore you, but it's the truth. So I apologize - I'll try to post more, but if I'm MIA for a little longer, at least you have a reason.
In the meantime, I suggest you hit the sidebar and check out the other great blogs I have on my blogroll - they're…
cwilcox | June 8, 2009It's June 8th, and the votes are in for the first round of the 3 Quark's Daily Science Blogging Contest. The top 20 posts have been announced, and... drumroll please...
We're in! TWICE!
That's right, falling in at #17 is The End Of The Age Of Man? and barely squeaking in unnoticed at #20 is A Marine Biologist's Story. So a huge THANK YOU to all of you who voted!
Now, posts are being subjected to a harsh judging panel from 3QD, and a final 7 will be announced on June 11th. Those top tier will face Steven Pinker, who will ultimately decide the Top Quark!
Thanks again to all of you, and good…
cwilcox | June 7, 2009Ok. Seriously. If you haven't voted in the 3 Quark's Daily Science Blogging Contest, do it. Now. There's only 6 hours left, and the clock is winding down until Midnight EST!
And, for that matter, Observation's Of A Nerd's 'A Marine Biologist's Story' and 'The End Of The Age Of Man?' are flirting with spots #19 and #20. So if you vote for one of them, you might just be guaranteeing its spot in the next rounds of competition!
cwilcox | June 3, 2009I know, I know - there are still 3 days left of voting on the 3 Quark's Daily Science Blogging Prize. I shouldn't be sweating it yet. But c'mon - we're right on the cusp of the top 20 with A Marine Biologist's Story AND The End Of The Age Of Man!
I'm biting my nails watching the numbers slowly creep. About 30 more for each and they'll probably coast right into the next round - you can do it: you have the power! I've got the medical students where I work voting. I know my fans can match them vote for vote! You guys, after all, are the best blog readers on the internet!
I know not all of you…
cwilcox | May 26, 20093 Quarks Daily, a fantastic blog which covers everything from science to art to politics, has annouced that it will start giving out "best of the year" awards for blog posts from around the internet. The Science category starts now, with nominations being accepted until June 1st. There will then be public voting on the winners, narrowing the expansive list to 21, and then a panel of judges will further whittle them down from 21 to 6, with the top 3 winners picked by an expert and announced June 21st. The 'Top Quark' gets $1000 - so it's definitely worth being entered in!
I know a lot of you…