As some of you know, I have the singular honor of moderating the discussion on blog carnivals at the upcoming ScienceOnline’09 sciblogging conference. In the interest of being as thorough as possible, I want to know which blog carnivals YOU favor, especially from the perspective of someone interested in nature and science. Which do you read and which do you participate in. While you’re at it, do you have any particular questions about any aspect of blog carnivals? If so, lay them on me!

Two years ago I wrote a post on my old blog in which I gave Hong Kong’s air quality a bit of a hammering - much to the irritation of an HK resident who mailed to say I was exaggerating. I wonder how he’ll feel when he reads this new report which says that “One in five HK residents is considering leaving the city because of its dire air quality”? Probably like someone with a chest and lungs full of smog……