New Kid On The Block

Say hello to newest Scibling Ethan Siegel at his blog Starts With A Bang, which I think is interesting and nifty, and not just because he has a post about tinfoil hats with a music clip of bluegrass artist Colby Maddox singing Shady Grove. Sadly, he does not list TSZ as one of his favorite ScienceBlogs, though I will resist puking on his shoes, because his intro video is so darn much fun.

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