Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed
By Carl Zimmer and Mary Roach
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Carl Zimmer
CARL ZIMMER, guest editor, writes the Origins column for the New York Times. He is the author of fourteen books, including Life’s Edge and She Has Her Mother’s Laugh, both of which were finalists for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. Zimmer has written for magazines including The Atlantic, National Geographic, Time, and Scientific American. He has won the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Science Journalism Award three times, and is a two-time winner of the National Academies Communication Award. Zimmer is professor adjunct at Yale University
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Reviews for Science Ink
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a wonderful book! I love Zimmer's other books, but this is something special. Photos of scientific tattoos are accompanied by the tattoo-ee's statement about the personal meaning of the tattoo, followed by a cogent explanation of the science underlying the tattoo by Zimmer. I have to buy a copy of this. Highly recommended for geeks of all stripes.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Broader range of tattoos designs
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Aside from a very small number of typos, reading about the math, physics, and other related meanings behind these tattoos was enough to remind me I want another one. It was also a quick lesson in science, math, and history as well. A fabulous collection of fine-looking tattoos!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book convinced me if/when I ever go to grad school, I want part of my thesis inked on me. Or something related to it.