June 08, 2009
Semifinalists for the 3QD Science Prize 2009
Hello,
The voting round of our prize (details here) is over. A total of 2,655 votes were cast for the 171 nominees (click here for full list of nominees). Thanks to the nominators and the voters for participating.
Carla Goller, a South Tyrolean graphic artist, has designed a "trophy" logo that our top twenty vote-getters may choose to display on their own blogs. So here they are, in descending order from the most voted-for:
The Science Babe: The Physics of High Heels
- My Genes and Me: Journey to My Genes
- Southern Fried Science: The ecological disaster that is dolphin safe tuna
- In The Pipeline: Your Paper Is A Sack Of Raving Nonsense. Thank You.
- 3 Quarks Daily: Giambattista Della Porta of Naples: How to Turn a Woman Green
- Daylight Atheism: The Age of Wonder
- Dot Physics: Physics of Fantastic Contraption I
- Mauka to Makai: The Ocean's Big pHat Problem
- Cocktail Party Physics: The Universe Makes A Lotta Gas
- Unitary Flow: Smooth Quantum Mechanics
- The Primate Diaries: Male Chauvinist Chimps or the Meat Market of Public Opinion?
- Mauka to Makai: Baby-Making
- Tom Paine’s Ghost: Dr. Temple Grandin
- In The Pipeline: Things I Won’t Work With: Triazadienyl Fluoride
- The Intersection: Singled Out
- Expression Patterns: A Squishy Topic
- Observations of a Nerd: The End of the Age of Man?
- Tetrapod Zoology: Passerine birds fight dirty, a la Velociraptor
- Daylight Atheism: Bands of Iron
- Observations of a Nerd: A Marine Biologist’s Story
We'll announce the seven finalists on June 11.
Good luck!
Abbas
Posted by Abbas Raza at 09:15 AM | Permalink
Comments
Reading Elatia Harris is an absolute must. Her science writing is interdisciplinary, unique, original and formidable. Please award her the top prize.
Posted by: Holly Alderman | Jun 8, 2009 10:23:29 AM
Elatia Harris understands that scientic knowledge is to a great extent dependent on the cultural milieu from which it arises. Ms. Harris infuses her essys with a subtle examination of the degree to which such research was fostered, banned, ridiculed, misunderstood or ignored in past civilizations. As a historian, I applaud Harris' methodology; as a writer, I admire the clarity and intelligence of her prose.
Please vote for her!
Dr. Ulle V. Holt
Posted by: Ulle | Jun 8, 2009 12:50:40 PM
Elatia combines her eloquene with creative imagery that not only illuminates her topic, but enhances 3Quarks Daily and the WEB as the medium through which she broadcasts it.
Please vote for her.
Judith Austen
Posted by: Judith Austen | Jun 8, 2009 1:46:36 PM
Elatia's writing is immediate, engaging, pleasurable, wry, ironic and humorous while being cognitively and intellectually formidable. She is an amazing writer and I want more people to know about and enjoy her work.
Posted by: virginia carmichael | Jun 8, 2009 5:22:37 PM
Elatia's work is always amazing. You know her pieces will be factual but never dry, delightful but never silly, layered and fascinating! She's a complex, elegant writer with a lot of humanity and humor. I vote for her!
Posted by: Bella Halsted | Jun 8, 2009 8:44:08 PM
Thanks for posting my vote for Elatia Harris, a great writer.
Posted by: Bella Halsted | Jun 8, 2009 8:44:56 PM
Hey Abbas, could you link them?
Posted by: Sagredo | Jun 8, 2009 11:24:16 PM
That Science Babe www is pretty dumb and shallow... compared to the seriousness of others it sholdn't even be on the list.
Posted by: Peter | Jun 8, 2009 11:56:41 PM
I voted for Elatia Harris, an amazing writer.
Posted by: Sachin | Jun 9, 2009 12:44:47 AM
why no links?
Posted by: elbrucce | Jun 9, 2009 1:45:09 AM
Sorry about forgetting to put the links in yesterday. My somewhat capricious Alpine internet was down and I did that post quickly from a friend's hotel room.
I have put them in now.
Posted by: Abbas Raza | Jun 9, 2009 3:13:57 AM
I'm putting in another vote for Elatia Harris' writings. She approaches all of her subjects so comprehensively.
Posted by: Karen | Jun 9, 2009 12:07:39 PM
To Elatia's supporters: the voting round is over, and I assure you that the editors of 3 Quarks will make their decision independent of your opinions.
But feel free to express your sentiments here as much as you like!
Good luck to all, as it's a tough decision...
Posted by: Abbas Raza | Jun 9, 2009 12:46:57 PM
Yes, good Luck Elatia !!! The quality of your writing and choice of subjects is outstanding. That why you have such a loyal following.
Posted by: mica hubertus mick | Jun 9, 2009 4:58:09 PM
I confess I did not expect there to be so little actual science in the nominated articles. It cracks me up that the public nominates boobs telling us that action = -reaction alongside anecdotes of daily sexism in science and elsewhere, though.
It would be great if the winner were someone who actually reports his/her endeavours into science instead of dumbing down someone else's. But that's just an opinion.
Posted by: pom | Jun 10, 2009 4:25:49 AM
Elatia's email campaign in action! Though it is a great post.
Posted by: Sagredo | Jun 10, 2009 5:20:17 AM
Elatia Harris' writing engages the readers as evidenced not just by the over abundance of enthusiastic supporters on this thread, but on all her posts, the direct result of which is the, "oh my gosh, you've got to read this!" forwarding of links that occurs every time she posts. I'm guilty of doing this more than a hundred times myself.
I can see that all of the articles in the top twenty have wonderful support from their fans.
However, there is a crucial difference between those others and Ms. Harris' the bottom line of which is that Elatia Harris' erudite writing and unfettered point of view expands readership on 3 Quarks Daily - daily.
Posted by: Kate Vrijmoet | Jun 10, 2009 9:33:38 AM
Elatia approaches all of her topics with wonderful curiosity and an incredible wit. I learn something from her with every posting and I am always eager to read her next one.She is by far my favorite writer on a wonderful blog.
Posted by: Harriet | Jun 11, 2009 8:22:50 PM
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