The Scientist’s 2018 Gift Guide

The weather outside is frightful, but these sciency gifts are delightful.

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Science-themed board games bring everyone together for amusement—and education. In the card game Peptide, players strategically use organelle cards to link up amino acids. Available from Amazon for $20. Or enter the human cell in the game Cytosis ($40 pre-order from Genius games). Other popular games include Evolution: Climate and Photosynthesis.

Share the splendor scientists observe under the microscope with artlovers. Find beautiful, modern watercolor prints featuring bacteria, plasmids, neurons, and more by artist Sandra Black Culliton. Many of the prints are available in sizes from 5” x 7” to 18” x 24” and start at $14.

Your loved one’s favorite molecule can be found on wine glasses, coffee mugs, or pint glasses from CognitiveSurplus. Theyare a celebration of those fantastic compounds that tickle our tongues and senses. One coffee mug is $20 and a pair of glasses costs $40.

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