Oh thank god.
I am not a '3 Quarks Daily' finalist.
While I certainly appreciate readers nominating and voting for me (getting that kind of support for the semi-finals was award enough for me!), the day I win some kind of award for writing is the day before the end of the Universe as we know it. I write ERV for fun and for educational purposes and for lulz, not like, for realsies writing equal to that of Carl Zimmer.
That being said, I am extremely pleased that 'Starts With A Bang' is still in the running. I think Ethan has, hands down, one of the best science blogs. Not just 'best of current science blogs', I mean 'best science blogs ever'. Every one of his posts is gold, not just the one officially nominated. Love it. Hope he wins!
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Last year, 3 Quarks Daily had a science blogging contest that shelled out some nice cash to the Top Quark. Well, they're at it again!
The always-fantastic blog
The fantastic blog 3 Quarks Daily has opened up nominations for its second annual prize in science blogging. This year, the contest will be judged by the great Richard Dawkins, and there will be three winners.
This is what you need to do:
2008 Nominations Contact Form
In order to nominate blogs for the 2008 Edublog Awards you have to link to them first!
I would second any support for 'Starts With a Bang'. There are blogs I read here for a bit of lulz and then there is Ethan and his amazing ability to explain wondrous things to physics dunces like me.
brilliant blog.
I also appreciate "Starts with a Bang", although he has a totally different approach to blogging. I come to ERV for entertainment, drama (lots of that!), fun (that, too!), and edjamacation even when I have just a bit of free time, and the experience of visiting here after having a beer or two is (at least a lot of the time) roughly the same. I go to "Starts with a Bang" when I got an hour or so to learn something really cool, but expect that I will have to do my part. But it is always worth the investment.
I thought it was a fantastic post. I wanted to vote when you wrote the other post saying you had been nominated, but the poll was already closed :-/
K...that's what I'll do...though I would have anyway once erv was not advanced!