Finalists Announced in the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Contest

Georneys didn’t make it to the final round of judging in the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Contest– I guess ophiolites and geology words weren’t the editors’ cup of tea, and there was some stiff competition– but that’s fine. As I said, I’m thrilled to have just made it to the semifinal round and to have had so much support during the voting round. Since I’m relatively new to the science blogging scene, I’m proud to have such a strong following. Thanks again for all your support!

Here are the 9 finalist posts (6 chosen from the 20 semifinalists, and 3 wildcard entries added by the 3 Quarks Daily editors):

Cosmic Variance: The Fine Structure Constant is Probably Constant
Dr. Carin Bondar: Sacrifice on the Serengeti
Empirical Zeal: Blind Fish in Dark Caves Shed Light on the Evolution of Sleep
Highly Allochthonous: Levees and the Illusion of Flood Control
Laelaps: The Pelican’s Beak – Success and Evolutionary Stasis
Oh, For the Love of Science: Prehistoric Clues Provide Insight into Climate’s Future Impact on Oceans
Opinionator: Morals Without God?
Scientific American Guest Blog: Seratonin and Sexual Preference: Is It Really That Simple?
Starts With A Bang: Where Is Everybody?

There are some great posts among the finalists, but I’m rooting for the geology-themed posts by Anne Jefferson of Highly Allochthonous and by Brian Switek of Laelaps. Good luck to them!

Semifinalists Announced in the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Contest

The semifinalists were just announced in this year’s 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Contest. These semifinalists are the twenty blog posts (out of 87) that had the most votes in a public voting contest. There are some great posts in there, including one by Anne Jefferson of Highly Allochthonous, one by Brian Switek of Laelaps, and two by my friend (and former Middle School classmate) Christie Wilcox of Observations of a Nerd. Congratulations, everyone!

I am also happy to announce that my post Geology Word of the Week: O is for Ophiolite is one of the semifinal posts. Amazingly, my post received the second-most votes! I am relatively new to the science blogging scene, so I’m humbled and very grateful that so many people voted for me. Most of all, I’m thrilled that– hopefully– many more people are now learning the word “ophiolite,” which is one of my favorite geology words.

There are two more rounds of judging before the winners are announced. First, the editors of 3 Quarks Daily are going to select six posts from the top twenty semi-finalists. The editors may also add up to three “wild card” posts of their own choosing. Then, the top three final winners will be chosen by Lisa Randall.

Whether or not Georneys advances into the final rounds, I’m thrilled to be a semifinalist in the 3 Quarks Daily contest. Thanks again to everyone who voted!

Vote for Me in the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Contest

The nominations are in for the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Contest. Now, the general public can vote for which blog posts they like best. The top twenty posts with the most votes will go on to the next round of judging.

If you like this blog or like ophiolites or like me, please go vote for my entry “Georneys: Geology Word of the Week: O is for Ophiolite.” You can vote in the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Contest here. I’m not sure if my post has a chance of winning, but it would be sweet to make it through the voting round to the semi-finals.

If for some reason you don’t like ophiolites (though I don’t know who doesn’t just love ophiolites), I’d also recommend voting for the posts “Highly Allochthonous: Levees and the Illusion of Flood Control” and “Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Dear Hypothesis” as these are two of my favorite recent posts from the geoblogosphere.

Happy voting! I’m spending the evening on the mass spectrometer, but I’ll post the next geology word of the week this weekend.