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Carl Zimmer

Author: Lori Jia

We Come in Peace

Posted on February 17, 2008July 10, 2020 by Lori Jia

Niles writes, “My tattoo is the Pioneer Plaque.” Note from Carl: Here is some background on the Pioneer space missions.

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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.

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Stegosaurus

Posted on February 17, 2008July 10, 2020 by Lori Jia

“Here’s my science tattoo.”–Vincent Iadevaia

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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.

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Einstein v. Newton

Posted on February 17, 2008July 10, 2020 by Lori Jia

“Here is a picture of my friend who is completing his physics degree this year and his awesome tattoos.”–Joshua Olson

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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.

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Time Dilation

Posted on February 17, 2008July 10, 2020 by Lori Jia

j-rad writes, “The time dilation formula is over my heart and represents my personal belief in life: the faster you go, the more you get to see and the more you get to live. maximum intensity and maximum velocity at all times for maximum lifetime experience per life.”

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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.

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Diazepam

Posted on February 17, 2008July 10, 2020 by Lori Jia

“Chemical structure of diazepam“–testastretta

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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.

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Carl Zimmer has been writing about science since 1990. Here you can read articles he's written for The New York Times, National Geographic, and other publications. In 2004, Zimmer launched "The Loom," a blog about science that has been hosted over the years by Discover and National Geographic. You can read these posts here. Zimmer also writes an email newsletter called "Friday's Elk." You can read past issues here, and can subscribe to receive new ones here. If you are searching for a particular topic, you can use the search bar below.

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