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Winner of the 2009 3QD Science Prize

I'm thrilled to announce that 3 Quarks Daily has officially chosen the winners of their 2009 Science Prize, and their first-place award, the Top Quark, has gone to Daylight Atheism!

Here's what 3QD's celebrity judge, Professor Steven Pinker, had to say:

Daylight Atheism’s Bands of Iron is my top pick. He starts with an something that attracts your attention purely on aesthetic grounds – stripes in a rock. He invokes it with deep, non-obvious, yet understandable principles, at the same time illuminating one of the most interesting phenomena in science – the coevolution of early life and the planet Earth –with a nod to a current issue for good measure.

Considering the quality of the competition, I'm amazed and humbled by this award. It's truly an honor. My deepest thanks to Prof. Steven Pinker, the editors of 3 Quarks Daily, and everyone who voted for me!

38 Comments

Congrats! A well-deserved accolade.

Comment #1 by: nullifidian | June 21, 2009, 10:15 am

Congratulations again, Ebon.
It's good to see your talent as a writer appreciated.

Comment #2 by: 2-D Man | June 21, 2009, 10:25 am

That's so exciting! Congratulations!

Comment #3 by: Adele | June 21, 2009, 10:30 am

Very well deserved! Congratulations, Adam. And good luck with The Book, too... :-)

Comment #4 by: Peter Magellan | June 21, 2009, 10:31 am

Well done! You certainly deserve the credit. Not just for that one post but almost anything you write is of the highest standard.

Comment #5 by: Domyan | June 21, 2009, 10:43 am

I have to agree, top notch writing and Congratulations!

Comment #6 by: James Koran | June 21, 2009, 11:05 am

I couldn't agree more with the results. Keep up the great writing, you will surely receive many more. Congratulations!

Comment #7 by: Jerryd | June 21, 2009, 12:19 pm

Well done! I voted for you in spite of my being a huge fan of PZ and Phil Plait. That post was simply outstanding and deserved the honor!

Comment #8 by: Bunk | June 21, 2009, 12:30 pm

I remember reading Bands of Iron when you first published it. The award is well deserved. It really is typical of the excellent writing that has made Daylight Atheism one of my favorites.

Comment #9 by: Peter | June 21, 2009, 12:46 pm

Yeah! Congratulations!

Comment #10 by: SuperHappyJen | June 21, 2009, 12:59 pm

Bands of Iron is still one of my favorite blog posts of all time. Congratulations.

Comment #11 by: pendens proditor | June 21, 2009, 1:18 pm

Congratulations Adam! Hope to see post like that on the future

Comment #12 by: Juan Felipe | June 21, 2009, 1:26 pm

Congratulations, Adam. I always did think you were a great writer, and I complimented Bands of Iron in its thread when you first wrote it. It really is a well-written piece.

Comment #13 by: cl | June 21, 2009, 1:38 pm

W00T

Comment #14 by: Dave | June 21, 2009, 2:02 pm

Yay! Ebon haz wun preiz!

Comment #15 by: Leum | June 21, 2009, 2:18 pm

Heartfelt congrats - especially as I voted for Bands of Iron...

(Permission to feel smug? - me, I mean)

Comment #16 by: PaulJ | June 21, 2009, 3:07 pm

Congrats, Adam. Well deserved.

And now I have yet another site to read too!

Comment #17 by: Spanish Inquisitor | June 21, 2009, 3:22 pm

Congratulations! That's a great honor!

Comment #18 by: Andreas | June 21, 2009, 4:01 pm

Congratulations. I did wonder, when it was chosen for the final few, if the lyricism of that one might not just catch someone's eye. Lovely to see that it did!

Comment #19 by: Lynet | June 21, 2009, 4:19 pm

When I first read that post, it took my breath away. I'm glad a lot of other people agree. Well deserved!

Comment #20 by: BlackSun | June 21, 2009, 4:55 pm

Well deserved! No doubt your book will make an even bigger splash.

Comment #21 by: jack | June 21, 2009, 9:22 pm

Dude, you Rock! (haha, I kill myself)

Congratulations!

Comment #22 by: Petrucio | June 21, 2009, 9:35 pm

How wonderful! Congratulations on the richly deserved recognition.

There's nothing we need more than popularizers of science who can reach out with their words and bring what might otherwise be dull or difficult to life. You do it beautifully, so bravo!

Comment #23 by: Karen | June 22, 2009, 2:31 am

Marvellous! Well done and very well deserved.

Comment #24 by: Steve Bowen | June 22, 2009, 3:27 am

BTW any update on your book?

Comment #25 by: Steve Bowen | June 22, 2009, 5:27 am

Wow, congratulations!

Comment #26 by: Mike | June 22, 2009, 8:55 am

How well deserved! From one who has been wtih DA since the beginning, I'm glad it has garnered even more recognition.

Comment #27 by: velkyn | June 22, 2009, 9:39 am

Wow, what an honor! I mean, when Steven Pinker takes note of you....

Congrats, Ebon!

Comment #28 by: mikespeir | June 22, 2009, 11:09 am

Contratulations!

Comment #29 by: Wayne Essel | June 22, 2009, 12:51 pm

Congratulations! Completely deserved. I am jealous in the best possible way. This totally rocks.

Comment #30 by: Greta Christina | June 22, 2009, 1:19 pm

A derserved award for a great post. Congrats!

Comment #31 by: Maynard | June 22, 2009, 2:21 pm

Congrats man! As Greta, I often point people to both Daylight and Ebon Musings. Love your work!

Comment #32 by: gistgrant | June 22, 2009, 2:34 pm

Congratulations! I'm pretty happy with the "strange quark", personally. It seems... fitting.

Comment #33 by: WhySharksMatter | June 22, 2009, 5:15 pm

Well done, Adam! And well-earned!

Comment #34 by: Kourou | June 22, 2009, 5:44 pm

Outstanding, Ebon. Congratulations! Well done, and well deserved...

Comment #35 by: MS Quixote | June 22, 2009, 10:32 pm

Awesome, I was hoping that you would win. I've shared that story with a number of people who were amazed at the depths of time in our Earth's past. The look in their eyes was one of wonder, thanks for sharing that.

Comment #36 by: TommyP | June 23, 2009, 1:51 pm

Cool! Way Cool! Congrats!

Comment #37 by: no2religion | June 24, 2009, 12:26 am

Yep Ebon, you deserve it. I haven't come across another website even close to the standard of this one.

Comment #38 by: Caiphen | November 11, 2009, 7:42 am