Author: Lori Jia
“here is a pic of my tattoo based on the golden spiral and a nautilus shell. i’ve wanted to get this done since high school and finally got up the courage to take the plunge earlier this year. it is now a constant reminder that mathematics is the language of nature.”–Thom
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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.
“Here is my archaeopteryx, the ‘missing link’ between birds and reptiles. It comes in handy as a visual tool during debates with creationists that like to visit campus sometimes! Yes, I know structural pigments probably had not evolved by this time…” –Jeremy Batten
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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.
“I got mine in grad school (PhD materials science and applied physics, 2004 Cal). The tattoo is a convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED) image of 6-4 Ti alloy (hexagonal, or beta phase) one of the first ‘super alloys’. Being light-weight, high-strength, and corrosion resistant, I felt it was appropriate to put on my back, to keep it strong.”–Abraham
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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.
“The atom is on the left shoulder of Raychelle Burks, chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She got the tattoo upon turning 18 and deciding to pursue a career in science. She got the tattoo in her hometown of Pomona, CA at The Body Shop. The Chinese characters tattoo says ‘Scientist’ and is on the left ankle of Matthew Shortridge, chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He got the tattoo upon turning 18 and deciding to pursue a career in science. He got the tattoo in his hometown of Lincoln, NE at Aavardaxx’s Tattoo. They met years later at UNL, started dating in the Fall of 2006, and soon learned they both had science tattoos. Two nerds meant to be together.”–Raychelle Burks
Here is a picture of my serotonin tattoo. I don’t know that it needs much more explanation than it’s my favorite neurotransmitter.–Hayley
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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.