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Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life



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Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man: The Concise Edition



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"Superb...a non-stop delight."-- New Scientist





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Science Tattoos Hit Mainstream Media

Category: ChatterScience Tattoos
Posted on: September 7, 2007 8:31 AM, by Carl Zimmer

Your scientific body art just keeps getting more attention. Can I just say that, as a science writer, I find it strange to get calls from other reporters wanting to interview me about other people's tattoos? Who put that in my job description? Anyway, here are a few links--

Wired: The Coolest Science Tattoos

Metro (UK newspaper): Sci-ink-tific tattoos all the rage

Chemical and Engineering News: Science Tattoos

Long Island Press: "These pics, collected by science writer Carl Zimmer, capture nerdiness in its most badass form."

So, if you want the world to see your inky love of science, send in your pictures...

Comments

#1

"And after me, the deluge." I definitely butchered that quote but hey. I think it fits.

Posted by: Alexsey Kashtelyan | September 7, 2007 12:05 PM

#2

See also mention in Laboratorytalknewsletter. You'll be famous soon.

Posted by: Russ Swan | September 12, 2007 9:07 AM

#3

Dear Carl Zimmer,
I am the spanish Knight Science Journalism Fellow you met at MIT last October. I also created a post about the science tattoos in my blog:
http://lacomunidad.elpais.com/apuntes-cientificos-desde-el-mit/2007/12/19/cientificos-tatuados

Posted by: pere estupinyà | January 8, 2008 5:38 AM

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