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The editors at 3 Quarks Daily have made their decisions and somehow chose ME as one of their nine finalists.
I've got some very stiff competition - no surprise of course, as these are some of the best science writers on the web, and some of the very people I try to emulate! Thanks to everyone who nominated me, everyone who voted, and the editors at 3QD. Now, it's all up to Richard Dawkins.
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Here are links to all nine finalists:
Cosmic Variance: Free Energy and the Meaning of Life
My Growing Passion: The Evolution of Chloroplasts
Not Exactly Rocket Science: Gut bacteria in Japanese people borrowed digesting genes from ocean bacteria
Observations of a Nerd: Evolution: The Curious Case of Dogs
Scientific Blogging: MSL: Mars Action Hero
The Loom: Skullcaps and Genomes
The Primate Diaries: Chimpanzees Prefer Fair Play to Reaping an Unjust Reward
The Thoughtful Animal: Does oral sex confer an evolutionary advantage? Evidence from bats
Why Evolution Is True: The Evolutionary Calculus of Depression
The three winners will be announced on June 21.
As far as I'm concerned, the fact that Richard Dawkins will read something I wrote is already a gigantic WIN.