Last-Minute Gifts for the Burgeoning Scientist

Posted by Steph Auteri

[$85, Supermarket]

It's down to the wire now. (Unless, of course, you're of the type who rushes out to the mall the day before Christmas.)

Ideally, you would be done with your holiday shopping by now. After all, there are still menus to be drawn up, cookies to be baked, travel plans to be made...who has time to shop at this point?

This is why we're here, of course. A few clicks of the mouse, and you have everyone's perfect gift. Like this molecule necklace, fashioned from serotonin. Raven Hanna has even more of these bad boys here, based upon such molecules as resveratrol, capsaicin, and caffeine. After the jump, some last-minute gift ideas for your burgeoning scientist:

 

[$99.95, National Geographic]

With this hydrogen fuel cell kit, you can build your own hydrogen fuel cell–powered car, learning more about the chemical reactions behind how fuel cells create electricity in the process.

 

 

[$79.90, Exploratorium]

With this Milestones in Science package, learn about famous scientists and investors as you reproduce their experiments. 

 

 

[$99.99, ThinkGeek]

This USB Digital Microscope allows you to capture some high quality images of objects around the house and then display them on your PC using a simple USB connection.

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Comments

Becky said:

Raven Hanna's jewelery is amazing!  I bought the serotonin earrings for a friend of mine for Christmas and they are so gorgeous!

December 17, 2008 11:29 AM

About Steph Auteri

Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site -- stephiswrite.com -- and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom.com. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page, http://twitter.com/stephauteri.

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