Flattering news from elsewhere on the web: The New York Times has just launched a beta version of My Times, a personalizable homepage feature that allows users to mix their favorite Times content with widgetized utilities and news and entertainment items from around the internet.
One of the niftiest features is the Times Journalists' Selections—recommended web content from beloved Times reporters and columnists.
It would be nifty even if the Journalists' Selections didn't include a handful of ScienceBlogs. Times science reporter Kenneth Chang likes Good Math, Bad Math and Pharyngula; science reporter Andrew Revkin reads The Scientific Activist and The Intersection.
Thanks, guys—we like your stuff, too!
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