Here’s the latest addition to the Loom’s science tattoo collection: from a food scientist, the molecule capsaicin, which makes chiles spicy.
To see all the new tattoos, check out my Flickr set. And keep them coming–either in the comment thread here, or emailed directly to me.
If you crave more science tattoos–not just on the body, but of the body, check out an awesome collection of anatomical tattoos. (Thanks to Steve)
Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the New York Times and magazines such as Discover, where he is a contributing editor and columnist.
He is the author of six books, the most recent of which is Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life. His website is carlzimmer.com and his address is [ blog at carlzimmer dot com ].
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August 22nd, 2007 at 10:53 am
I approve of this post.
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:40 pm
I’m grateful that you haven’t started using the hideously ugly word “tat” in these posts.
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:53 am
This one looks like it is still inflamed. I suspect you are encouraging people.
August 23rd, 2007 at 6:43 am
I’m so happy I’m tattoo-less!