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Connoisseurs of our Guest Blog are likely familiar with the name Kyle Hill, as he has written more than twenty posts there, several of which were big hits. It is not surprising, then, that we have invited Kyle to join our network with his own blog. Check it out - Overthinking It!
Kyle also blogs at Science-Based Life, and manages the Student Voices blog at Nature Education's Scitable network. Go say Hello to Kyle in the comments of his introductory post, check out his past Guest Blog posts (all migrated into the archives of his new blog, so just scroll down), and see his first new post on the network - The Triumph of Commander Hadfield Is A Triumph For Science Communication.