Voting for the 3QD science blogging prize has opened. Eighty posts have made the initial nominations list, including 3 of my own:
- The Thoughtful Animal: Does oral sex confer an evolutionary advantage? Evidence from bats
- The Thoughtful Animal: Path Integration in the Desert Ant
- The Thoughtful Animal: The Russian Fox Study
The ultimate winners will be picked by Richard Dawkins, but YOU can help determine the small group of finalists which will be sent to him for judgement.
So, go here to check out the nominees. Then click the link on that page to vote. I would be very grateful for your votes for one of my pieces!
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Today is a big day for American Presidential politics, the so-called Super Tuesday when citizens in 24 states vote or caucus with their fellows to help select the candidates of the two main political parties. I live in one of those 24 states and Mrs. R. and I vote regular as clockwork.
I've been thinking about the Electoral College, that mechanism by which voters in the U.S. indirectly elect their president.
Are you registered? Do you know where to vote? You can find information and register (if you are not) here (this is an Obama site, but it works for everyone):
Okay, I voted for the ants, because I think that's one of the coolest subjects I've read on ScienceBlogs. It's along the lines of the post that led me TO ScienceBlogs (the Octopus's Garden one). I'm not sure I agree with the 3 possibilities that were suggested for how this occurs, but maybe that's because I'm mostly a layperson.