Monday, July 7, 2008

Anatomica Jewelry


If you like to wear your heart on your sleeve - or at least around your neck - Paraphernalia has the handmade jewelry for you. The Anatomica Collection has all the body parts you might desire, from hearts, to brains, to inner ears.

(via Neurophilosophy)

Weird Science Bag


If you like to broadcast your computer-love, you might want to check out the Kleome Weird Science bag. The ballistic nylon laptop bag is available from ebags.com.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Science Tattoos

Carl Zimmer has created a web site showing people's cool science-related tattoos. From the elegant simplicity of the fourier transform, to the quantum weirdness of Schroedinger's equation, to a marine biologist's jellyfish and novel biochemicals, science tattoos grace the arms, legs and backs of women who display their love of science with pride. 

Now, of course tattoos aren't for everybody. I don't think that I could pick out one design that I'd want to wear forever. For indecisive people like me there is tattoo printer paper, which works with both inkjet and laser printers, and last up to a week.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Insect Lab


Insect Lab creates art at the intersection of science and science fiction. Creations include real insects customized with antique watch parts and mechanical components mounted for display. They aren't cheap - most cost $500-$1000 - but they are very beautiful.

Pictured: Euchroma Gigantea (Jewel Beetle) with brass gears and parts

Fractal Cookies

Evil Mad Scientist tells you how to make tasty mathematical treats: fractal cookies!
These cookies, made from contrasting colors of butter cookie dough, are a tasty realization of the Sierpinski carpet, producing lovely, edible fractals. As with our earlier project involving clay, you can make these by using a simple iterative algorithmic process of stretching out the dough and folding it over onto itself in a specific pattern.
I think I would go with a more interesting color combo than brown and beige, though.