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I’m #2!

Discover the outcomes of the performancing blog awards and see why PZ claimed a win yet again in this engaging round-up.

Written byPhil Plait
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Wow, I lost to PZ again. You might think that this isn't really about good science, but might just be a popularity contest. Oh. Right. At least he lost the Editors' Choice. Thanks for the votes, folks. I feel the lurv. Oh-- some other guy wrote about this too.

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