The Best Gifts for Science Nerds and Geeks

[admin]

What's up, nerds? Here at Live Science we love shopping for science lovers. Check out this specially curated list of our favorite science-themed and geeky gifts.

The Best Gifts for Science Nerds and Geeks : Read more

 

[Awesome.Tech]

These gifts are good as minor presents, with a focus on 'having' rather than 'doing'. If you're looking for a larger present that involves lots of hands-on doing, check out this full-on kit of a 'working' model particle accelerator: https://awesome.tech/product-category/stemstore/

 

[Dan Riskin]

I think you should take the bat off your list.

(1) It's not a vampire bat (real vampires don't have a tail membrane). It's likely some Asian insectivore.

(2) Bats in resin aren't harvested sustainably, and many bats are endangered. It's not an ethical or responsible gift at all. If you want to know more, here's a resource:

Conservationists to Americans: Please stop buying so many bat mummies from Asia

eBay has hundreds of listings for taxidermy bats, and Etsy has nearly a thousand.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Hardon Collider]

Agreed. Dead bats in resin is just sad.

 

[Dan Riskin]

Kudos to Livescience for doing the right thing. Thank you.

 

[bernado]

I think you should take the bat off your list.

(1) It's not a vampire bat (real vampires don't have a tail membrane). It's likely some Asian insectivore.

(2) Bats in resin aren't harvested sustainably, and many bats are endangered. It's not an ethical or responsible gift at all. If you want to know more, here's a resource:

Conservationists to Americans: Please stop buying so many bat mummies from Asia

eBay has hundreds of listings for taxidermy bats, and Etsy has nearly a thousand.

www.newsweek.com

I kinda agree - dead bats not a good idea.

 

[MindyW]

I think you should take the bat off your list.

(1) It's not a vampire bat (real vampires don't have a tail membrane). It's likely some Asian insectivore.

(2) Bats in resin aren't harvested sustainably, and many bats are endangered. It's not an ethical or responsible gift at all. If you want to know more, here's a resource:

Conservationists to Americans: Please stop buying so many bat mummies from Asia

eBay has hundreds of listings for taxidermy bats, and Etsy has nearly a thousand.

www.newsweek.com

Hi Dan,

Thanks for pointing this out, we agree that this represents a sensitive conservation issue that we did not recognize, and we've removed the listing.

Best,

Mindy Weisberger
Senior Writer, Live Science

 

[AlexG]

I do like a Christmas list of sciencey things

 

[iluvweed]

Where do I find the bats you removed for the two cry babies?

 

[sunrisesmile89]

Check Not-Another-Bill's website, you instantly know you've come to a good place for gifts. Their range covers baby and kids, beauty, games and gift sets with plenty of personalised gifts available. Everything is wonderfully designed and aesthetically pleasing, from a Keith Harry Chess Set to adorable educational playsets for kids. Also Super Mario chess set is tremendously popular. Both of my kids love playing with these high quality Mario pieces as if they were simply action figures. In fact, when he was younger, I think our son thought playing chess literally meant having pretend time with the Mario pieces. So you’re really getting a two-in-one here. And if you want to teach your kid how to play, this set combined with book Chess Puzzles for Kids by Maksim Aksanov (net-bossorg/chess-puzzles-for-kids-by-maksim-aksanov) - It uses a chess teaching method that has been perfected for over a decade, kids will LOVE learning chess through fun stories and exercises.