I can’t guarantee a great prize (other than an NPG mug, of course), but I couldn’t help but wonder what other nerdy but smart science mugs are out there, after I noticed this one in the kitchen of our office.
This belongs to an NPG editor and was done up for the grad students in the biology department at the State University of New York in Buffalo (this editor was a grad student there at the time). Coding the DNA strand are the names of the faculty in the department.
And the best part:
A little ribosome on the bottom, representing the grad students!
(Thanks Amy!)
Post a picture here of your nerdy but smart science mug!
My nerdy science mug is a Nature mug, so I’m probably not eligible for this competition!
I had a mug from a conference called ‘string phenomenology’ with a black hole on it. At least that’s what I thought until it turned out it was one of these heat-sensitive prints and when I filled coffee in it revealed a Calabi-Yau manifold. It was stunningly ugly though, I think I gave it to my husband.
I have a global warming mug
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(The little curvy line is a list of atmospheric pollutants) The coastlines gradually recede as the mug warms up.
But it’s very sad now, as I ignored the ‘do no put in dishwasher’ warning and the plastic heat-sensitive film has peeled off.
I have a mug from the Metapopulation Research Group
Not only is it nerdy, but it’s also numbered. They get given out to people who have contributed to the MRG. I’m number 18.
I am not sure this one is sciencey enough, but it’s my favorite.
Scientia – latin ‘knowledge’
Anna, I’ve seen that ‘smart women’ one before, it’s great!
Brian, I think I like yours the best so far because of the receding coastline effect…too bad the dishwasher did it in though.
Bob, yours is a bit abstract to me. What do the images mean? And does “18” mean you were the 18th person to join the group? Or are you the 18th smartest person? ;)
Sabine, glad to know I’m not the only one who ‘re-gifts’.
Cath, thanks for the Nature plug! :)