Joe writes, “My tattoo is 3 lines of equations, the top is the Born Oppenheimer Approximation, the second line is the equation in the form of a 3-Dimensional Schroedinger Equation, and the solution in the form of a Schroedinger Equation. As a biochemist and molecular biophysicist I studied a lot of this stuff and I must say, Schroedinger was my favorite and well, I had to do it. The ink was done at Red Sky Studios in Tucson, AZ by artist Lisa.”

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Originally published May 23, 2009. Copyright 2009 Carl Zimmer.

Okay–for real, this is the last post before the weekend. The Royal Society has posted its longlist for their science book prize, and Microcosm is on it. Here’s the full line-up, with comments from the judges. Excellent company to be in.

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What a week–I’m going to get this monkey off my back and enjoy a beautiful Memorial Day. As my holiday gift to all Loom readers everywhere, let me leave you with the sort of science show they just don’t make any more.

Originally published May 22, 2009. Copyright 2009 Carl Zimmer.

A friend passed on this ad that aired for “The Link,” the show about Darwinius on May 25. Take a look.

Yep. That’s right. May 25 will be more important than 9/11. Than Pearl Harbor. Than every date in human history. Pre-human, too.

Let this be the starting point from now on for all discussions of science hype.

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Please resume the conversation.

Originally published May 22, 2009. Copyright 2009 Carl Zimmer.