An Oxford graduate student by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his Ph.D. research in protein structure get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.
Yes, that's right, you're looking right at him (on the sidebar, at least).
No?
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There you go.
According to the blog Flags and Lollipops, yours truly is the third hottest science blogger (and the hottest male science blogger) on the internet. Yes, screw Nature and its Top Five Whatever.... This is much better.
Here are the top five:
- Shelley of Retrospectacle
- Karmen of Chaotic Utopia
- Nick of The Scientific Activist
- PZ Myers of Pharyngula
- Roland of Notes from the Biomass
I notice that four out of the top five are at ScienceBlogs.com. Hmmm... it looks like I'm in good company. And, I think that Shelley is available. Not bad.
Now, of course, it's not clear to me at all exactly how these blogs were ranked or whether there was any scientific basis, blah, blah, blah.... But, come on. Who cares? The post at Flags and Lollipops has lots of fancy numbers, and that's enough for me.
OK, so why am I really going on and on about some rankings that may or may not have been completely made up? Because I beat PZ Myers. Duh! Yes, suck on that, PZ--you and your website with a hundred times more traffic than mine.
On a side note, this is definitely good news for Gene Expression, since it pretty much vindicates Razib's fairly obvious man-crush on me. He'll be ecstatic, I'm sure.
Now I can kick back and wait for the marriage proposals to come rolling in.... Ladies? Shelley?
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Comments
Nick, you and I are obviously meant to be. :P
Posted by: Shelley Batts | September 5, 2006 5:03 PM
Now that is what I'm talking about!
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 5, 2006 5:12 PM
I demand a recount!
Posted by: Dave Munger | September 5, 2006 5:21 PM
Hey, now, don't let me come between you two. Just make sure I get invited to the wedding reception. :)
Posted by: Karmen | September 5, 2006 5:23 PM
Clearly they only had room for one dude with a beard, so your beef is with PZ....
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 5, 2006 5:24 PM
No, don't worry, Karmen. It's cool. We'll just all move to Utah.... ;-)
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 5, 2006 5:27 PM
Utah? Over my dead (hot) body!
Posted by: Shelley Batts | September 5, 2006 5:32 PM
PZ Myers is hotter than Tara???? The fix had to be in.
Posted by: RBH | September 5, 2006 5:37 PM
No! Don't question the methodology, no matter how obviously wrong it is! Then the whole thing will collapse!
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 5, 2006 5:40 PM
Hey, this is only for some biocrapblogs!
Typical overgeneralization by the stamp collectors...
Man, I'd missed the pasty ass post.
Sad, but true, though, I couldn't tan to save my life, literally.
I have empirical data, I'm in California. Fortunately I've fled the Silicon Valley for cool foggy coast, so my melanin levels will be unchallenged
Posted by: Steinn Sigurdsson | September 5, 2006 5:45 PM
Hey, got Shelly's phone number? Hot looking AND nerdelicious? How can you go wrong with that combo.
Never mind, my wife might object.
Posted by: Jeff Knapp | September 5, 2006 8:16 PM
They required a pic at technorati...I don't have one up. So I'll take my exclusion graciously. :)
Posted by: Tara C. Smith | September 5, 2006 8:49 PM
Nick, methinks that the blogosphere would encourage you to father two children, one with Shelley and one with Karmen. What fantabulously gorgeous baby bloggers would result!
Think about it: even Chrissie Hynde allowed Ray Davies to impregnate her for the sake of the next musical generation.
P.S. Thank God (or your personal God-equivalent) that someone beat PZ at something...Good on ya, Brother Nick!
Posted by: Abel Pharmboy | September 5, 2006 9:56 PM
Woah, wait... I'm willing to agree to the results here, and I'd even consider parts of Utah (as long as no religious conversions were required) ...but there is no way I'm making any more babies.
Posted by: Karmen | September 6, 2006 12:07 AM
Don't worry--you're safe. The thought of having children is absolutely terrifying to me. Hell, I have enough trouble just taking care of myself.
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 6, 2006 5:08 AM
Apparently, there's more hotness than I thought on ScienceBlogs. Chris Mooney of The Intersection was named one of 2005's 10 Sexiest Geeks by Wired. Man, I'd trust Wired to tell me who's hot. Why not?
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 6, 2006 5:15 AM
Oh, come on -- look at that photo. You're like a little choirboy. Obviously, you had an unfair lock on the Catholic priest vote.
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September 6, 2006 8:59 AM
Zzzzzziiiiiinnnnng! Ouch.
OK, I'll admit that the photo is a couple of years old... but choirboy? That's taking it a little far.
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 6, 2006 9:18 AM
I'll attest to the fact that Nick is not a choirboy.
I notice that #1 on the list attends the glorious University fo Michigan. Nick, perhaps an introduction is in order? ;-)
Posted by: Joe | September 7, 2006 3:44 PM
It's true, it's true.
Anyways, since you're the one from Michigan, it sounds like you're the one who should be giving the introductions. Regardless, though, it looks like Shelley is making her way through Europe. Maybe we can convince her to come rock it in the Ox Box. Who could resist?
Posted by: Nick Anthis | September 7, 2006 3:55 PM
PZ Myers?
Gimme a break, Nick!
But I agree with the assessment of you, baby!
Posted by: Clarissa | April 30, 2007 12:21 PM