Chrissy writes, “My science is microbiology, and my tattoo is serotonin with CMP, which happen to be my initials.”
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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 seven books, the most recent of which is The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To Evolution. His website is carlzimmer.com and his address is [ blog at carlzimmer dot com ].
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I once wondered aloud if scientists had tattoos of their science. The answer was yes, and this ever-growing collection is the evidence. If you want to share your own scientific ink, send it to me with some explanation.
Books by Carl Zimmer
The Tangled Bank is the best written and best illustrated introduction to evolution of the Darwin centennial decade, and also the most conversant with ongoing research.--E. O. Wilson, Harvard University
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"Superb...quietly revolutionary"--Boston Globe
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"Fascinating...thrilling... Zimmer has produced a top-notch work of popular science."--Los Angeles Times
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"As thorough as it is graceful...This is as fine a book as one will find on the subject."--Scientific American
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"A book capable of changing how we see the world."--The Los Angeles Times
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"A fascinating story, which Zimmer unfolds as a tale of high-stakes scientific sleuthing."--Booklist
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September 29th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
If you get a tattoo make sure it is correct; it’s like the guy who got a tattoo of DNA put on his arm, but it was left-handed!!! instead of right.
September 30th, 2009 at 1:09 am
I have many (about 30 or so) physics, math, and chemistry equation tattoos on my body and some are wrong but I like them for the aesthetics so I don’t care that they are “misspelled”. I think it’s funny:) I am a physics major and like the meanings of the formulas but them being tattooed wrong on my body does not change their meaning so who cares what they look like on my skin…
September 30th, 2009 at 1:12 am
PS. I keep trying to email photos of my tattoos to Carl Zimmer but my emails keep coming back with errors so if anyone can help it would be appreciated.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
[...] He also blogs extensively over at Discover Magazine, where his blog has particular notoriety for collecting pictures of science themed tatoos. Above, for example, is one of serotonin from Chrissy. [...]