Because National Geographic decided that 2009's "The History of Science & Invention" was a load of crap, they one-upped it with the "Concise History of Science & Invention." Take that Highlights Magazine!
2010 Science Slant Holiday Gift List
The year is 2010 and the holiday lists are trimming and slimming. I know in my family we have all mutually agreed to scale back "this year". Not wanting to be left off the holiday gift list blog circuit we hunted, collaborated and found some great unique gifts that are witty, worthwhile, and of course science slanted. As you browse this list you will notice that it serves as a launch pad into some of the funniest and most comprehensive "thinker" gift sites on the web.
We hope you enjoy browsing and find that one thing that makes you smile to buy, and them laugh, snort, or shyly smile to open!
National Geographic Concise History of Science and Invention: An Illustrated Time Line
Stirling Engine RC Car
A cool little RC car that is powered by the sun via a sterling engine! Show the big oil companies that they're sillies!
Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes
Learn how to do a bunch of experiments with crap you have laying around your house. Your girlfriend keeps leaving her junk around the house? Teach her a lesson by turning it into a potato shooting apparatus that will make her think twice before leaving her flat iron in your drawers. That and dating you. But hey, you'll always have science.
Roomba
If there are two things we know about scientists, it's that they love robots and hate cleaning. Why not give a gift that solves one problem in the most awesome way possible. BONUS: Gives cats a wonderful new place to sit.
Math Quiz Clock
Have you ever looked at the clock, quickly determined the time and thought "well that was easy." But you're not the kind of person who takes the easy way out. You're a real American! "There's got to be a better way that will both test my math skills and let others know I'm better then them!" Well today's you're lucky day!
Darwin's Robot Evolution T-Shirt
Ever wanted to study robotics or artificial intelligence? This t-shirt serves as a road map for the robotics industries progress.
Spell BeEr Using the Elements
This one is a must have for the beer bellied sports fan in your life. It will take them hours to just remember these elements, and that will be two more then they knew before getting a buzz on! Be safe with alcohol OK.
iPhone or iPad Etch-A-Sketch case
Celebrate Etch A Sketch®’s 50th anniversary with the most fun iPhone case ever invented! The Etch A Sketch® iPhone case is specially designed to protect your iPhone. Made of impact resistant plastic, the Etch A Sketch® iPhone case is durable and strong. I once drew an iphone on an etch-a-sketch when I was a kid in the 80's. Eerie.
Benoit Mandelbrot and the Financial Markets
What many of Dr Benoit Mandelbrot followers never realized is that he has also been watching patterns of market change. In The (Mis)Behavior of Markets, Mandelbrot joins with science journalist and former Wall Street Journal editor Richard L. Hudson to reveal what a fractal view of the world of finance looks like.
Multi-Color LED Lightbulb w/Remote
Light-emitting diodes are darn cool and have found uses in so many places. It's likely cause they're awesome. This one has a remote. Why? You don't get to ask those kinds of question!
Botany Illustrated
This easy-to-use book helps you acquire a wealth of fascinating information about plants - 130 pages with text and beautiful illustrations. Each page is a separate subject. Also includes a coloring guide for realistic illustrations. The illustration pages are composed of scientifically accurate line drawings with the true sizes of the plants indicated.
EyeClops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles
Eyeclops Night vision infrared stealth goggles. Yup, you can see in the dark. I'm picking these up for my laser tag league. Go ahead, cover your red light.
