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Gift Ideas to Give to your Favorite Scientist

By grrlscientist on March 14, 2006.

My friend, Sara, sent me two Yellow Ibis t-shirts so I could postpone, by a couple more days, that long and lonely trudge through ten foot high snowdrifts to the laundromat. Yellow Ibis is a small company that sells science-based products such as mugs, engravings, prints and t-shirts. The shirt that I am wearing today is light blue with Darwin's "I Think" Tree of Life on it. This tree is copied from the first one ever drawn by Darwin (pictured) in his notebook, Transmutation.

As I see it, this shirt is essential apparel for any practicing evolutionary biologist. I am anticipating that PZ will be sent two dozen of these by his flock of faithful readers in honor of his hatchday celebration.

Disclaimers: I do not get paid anything to say nice things about this, or anything else, on my blog. I did get two free shirts out of this deal, but in another (employed) life, I would happily buy these shirts, just so I could have Darwin's Tree of Life plastered across my chest (a shirt is cheaper than a tattoo).

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These t-shirts are very cool. I might have to get the one with "hot like capcaicin" or the "as sweet as sugar". Perfect for a food chemist

Hmmm, Mum was asking what I wanted for my birthday.

Cat

Hey Grrlscientist!

Big thanks for mentioning us. I think 'company' might be a bit of an ambitious statement for a couple of rag-tag underemployed scientists. :) But we can draw a chemical structure on straight. ;)

All the best
Sara and the gals @ YellowIbis

Hey, YellowIbis folks! Love your stuff - I've got to get me the coffee cup with the Warhol treatment of Darwin. BTW, do you think you might sell a ton of the EDTA shirts to autism-chelation therapy activists???

Hi Abel PharmBoy,

Hmm... that connection hadn't occurred to us. I think we were thinking more along the lines of 'EDTA - wonder substance!' since it's in a lot of food, soaps, etc. Plus of course many people use it as part of their scientific work.

Best wishes
Sara

The NPA also has some nice products for the scientist geek in all of us :) And all proceeds go to help improve the postdoc experience!!

Just an update to those of you still coming across this post in December 2006: we have even more products and designs available and there is still time to order for xmas. Thanks!
Sara @ YellowIbis