Breaking the Threshold of 150,000 Reads

Great news! According to Blogger analytics, Synthetic Daisies blog has just surpassed 150,000 reads! This calls for a milestone post -- as a cake with candles would be logistically and conceptually difficult. In addition, Synthetic Daisies now has 300+ posts in the archives.

Most recent logo design, trite subtitle.

When I started Synthetic Daisies, it was loosely modeled on a style typical of the science blogosphere in 2008 (with a bit more casual approach). I was also (and have been since the late-90s) inspired by what Wired's approach to web content. This landscape has changed quite a bit, and so has Synthetic Daisies. Having my own blog has allowed me to address my own set of interests in my own style. I've also been presented with unique opportunities for scholarship which are not typically "blog-like", but interesting nonetheless.

Allowing myself to be myself since December 2008.

Finally, aside from the ten pages hosted here, the nine most read posts (circa June 2015, courtesy Blogger Analytics) are as follows:

Post Name	Type	Reads
Carnival of Evolution #58	Blogroll	9677
Carnival of Evolution #46	Blogroll	5426
Space as a BIG Mental Space	Essay	2168
Fictitious Life-history	Feature/Cartoon	1696
Bitcoin Angst with an Annotated Blogroll	Blogroll	1460
Overproduction in Nature	Theoretical Essay	975
Google Doodle – Leonhard Euler	Feature/Cartoon	820
Retinas, Retinas, and Technology	Essay	788
Historical Contingencies at the Birthday Party	Theoretical Essay	689