9 gift ideas for the science geek in your life

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If you’re gifting to a Bill Nye protégé this holiday season, check out these gifts that will cause any science geek’s neurotransmitter dopamine levels to rise. (That’s geek talk for “love.”)

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Know anyone with a background in chemistry — or anyone with an unorganized, overflowing spice rack? The Chemist’s Spice Rack might be right up their alley. House spices in test tubes and lab flasks to make cooking feel like a grand experiment. Let’s just hope it doesn’t taste like one. Read more…

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Periodic table coasters are the coasters you’ll remember to use

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Coasters: those things that have been sitting on the table for years that we somehow always forget to use. This glowing radioactive elements coaster set is as fun as it is functional, and is your answer to never forgetting to use a coaster again.

These pressure sensor coasters light up and change colors when a drink is set on them, so saving the table from water marks has never been more fun. They emit a soothing, radioactive glow without the actual radiation —perfect for a party. Keep your guests entertained, your tables safe, and tabs on which drink is yours. (There’s no off switch, so they may be your new nightlight as well.) Read more…

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