I'm still in a bit of a somber mood today, but while PZ is blushing, I suppose I won't be quite as shy. He mentions a new article in Nature (link) listing popular science blogs. Aetiology didn't make the top 5 by their rubric (those were Pharyngula, of course, along with Pandas Thumb, Real Climate, Cosmic Variance, and The Scientific Activist), but it made it into the top 50 (#7 using their methodology--which, they note, is just a rough snapshot). They also limited it to blogs by working scientists writing about science, and have a separate category for writers.
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Nature on science blogs
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Posted on: July 5, 2006 3:00 PM, by Tara C. Smith
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That's funny, you don't look somber....Congrats on the listing!
Posted by: J-Dog | July 5, 2006 3:12 PM
Hey, but you are also a Panda's Thumb contributor, aren't you?
No need to blush - you deserve the accolades.
Posted by: coturnix | July 5, 2006 3:49 PM
How bad do you want that #1 spot?
Posted by: NobleSavage | July 5, 2006 4:11 PM
Nice going, Tara!
Your daily reader,
biosparite
Posted by: biosparite | July 5, 2006 4:20 PM
#7 ain't bad. Plus, you're much better looking than PZ!
Posted by: DFX | July 5, 2006 7:17 PM
Plus, you're much better looking than PZ!
itz a sad statement of our culture that gratuitous comments about physical appearence are considered "amusing" by some.
Posted by: razib | July 6, 2006 2:40 AM
Indeed--even worse when you blog about it. :D
Posted by: Tara C. Smith | July 6, 2006 10:28 AM
LOL. i guess that game could only go so far....
Posted by: razib | July 6, 2006 10:56 AM
itz a sad statement of our culture that gratuitous comments about physical appearence are considered "amusing" by some.
Some might argue that it's a worse statement of our culture when people lose their sense of humor.
Posted by: DFX | July 6, 2006 4:40 PM
Some might argue that it's a worse statement of our culture when people lose their sense of humor.
humor is the Privilege of heterosexist white males. perhaps the key is that for your "our culture" is bounded by your own eurocentric biases, while as a person of color i have to live every day with a culture of oppression.
Posted by: razib | July 6, 2006 5:28 PM
Razib, I can only assume you are kidding. If not...wow.
Posted by: DFX | July 6, 2006 6:02 PM
yeah, i'm shitting you dude :) thanks for holding me up to some standards!
Posted by: razib | July 6, 2006 9:13 PM