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The Best Science Shirts and Science Gifts: The Ultimate Scientist Gift Guide
Are you in the market for the ultimate gifts for scientists in your life? Whether you've got an aspiring STEM professional niece or nephew or a best friend in chemistry or physics we've got the ultimate selection of science gifts for adults, teens, and kids!
What Kind of Science Gifts and T Shirts Do You Have?
The great thing about our selection of science tees and gifts is that we've got an assortment of styles, colors, and sizes, which means we have something for just about every science nerd on your list -- from biology teachers to amateur astronomers.
In addition to science tees, we also carry tank tops and fleece, so we've got you covered for any weather. We carry a range of sizes on our science tees and apparel from small through 3X in many styles.
Most of our science tees are offered in a range of colors, so you'll be able to pick just the right gift for the scientist in your life, right down their favorite color.
This rocker inspired Tesla shirt is a fun choice for the scientist who wants to pay homage to scientific history and look stylish while doing it!
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Why Choose Our Science T Shirts and Gifts?
You want to gift good gifts, right? I mean the last thing you want is your friends and relatives feigning a fake smile at gift time and then promptly sending your gift right to the thrift store.
You might be thinking your engineer cousin or science teacher aunt wants another pair of slippers or a fruitcake, but think again! Based on our not particularly scientific research people, we know what your loved ones do not want.
Our science gifts are ideal because they're:
- Unique
- Affordable
- Free to exchange in case you guess wrong about sizing
- Perfect for letting your favorite scientists express themselves in style
Do you have any science gift ideas for kids?
We have a variety of fun science gifts and shirts for kids.
A recent study found parents who effectively convey the importance of science and technology to their kids saw a 12% increase in their kids' ACT scores in math and science. With the job prospects for STEM careers, there's no better time to get the kids in your life excited about science!
We love this Marie Curie Scientist shirt for girls. It's got a rock and roll look and celebrates a female icon in science history.
Considering that 6 in 10 girls say they'd feel more confident pursuing an interest in science and technology if they knew men and women were equally employed in the field, there's no time like the present to introduce the little girl in your life to science icon Marie Curie.
These stylish science tees are available in toddler and youth sizes. We've also got infant bodysuits, because it's never to early to take an interest in science.
We also love this kids science shirt featuring a Kurt Vonnegut quote. It's perfect for getting kids excited about astronomy, engineering, and the world of possibilities that science promises.
Do you have any gifts for scientists in the making? My son/daughter just started college as a science major!
In addition to funny science t shirts, we have some cool dorm decor and bags for toting around campus. Let your favorite science lover celebrate science in style with a new bag, shirt, or notebook.
Our Inter-Dimensional Portals notebook makes the perfect astronomy gift for a student studying physics, engineering, or astronomy. This notebook is deal for taking notes in class.
This Marie Curie quote messenger bag is also great for the busy young scientist on the go. It's made with sturdy cotton canvas and built to last for years. It's also machine washable so coffee spills are no problem!
The bag also features an adjustable shoulder strap for comfortable wear. The side and interior pockets -- 4 in all -- are great for keeping gear organized.
If you think your student would get a kick out of some funny science t shirts, we recommend this Mondays are Pterrible shirt. It's perfect for paleontology students or science nerds. It's a fun wear for a trip to the natural science museum or a biology class.
Do you have any gifts for science nerds who are also into fitness?
Our tank tops are perfect for science nerds who like to work out. Our racerback tanks are perfect for women. For example, this In Science We Trust tank is perfect for an active lifestyle.
It's made with ringspun cotton, so it's comfy and soft, and it comes in an array of colors and sizes.
If your favorite active scientist is a regular gym goer, they might like our duffel bags. This one makes a great scientist gift. It's a cotton canvas bag with an adjustable shoulder strap and a front flap pocket.
My scientist dad loves a good dad joke, got any funny science tees that will make him laugh?
Our funny science shirts are perfect for the nerdy dad who loves a good pun. For the dad who loves astronomy and cats, this funny Fuzz Aldrin astronomy shirt is a great selection.
Do you have any inexpensive gifts for scientists? I'm on a budget!
One of our favorite science gifts for adults is our tote bags! They're perfect for taking the the farmer's market or library and at under $10 they're ideal for a fun affordable science gift.
These inexpensive functional totes are also a great option if you're not sure what size someone wears. They're great for white elephant parties or secret santa gifts.
Do you have any cool science tees for women in STEM?
Some of our favorite funny science shirts celebrate women in science and technology. Our Sirens of Science shirts make a statement about women in STEM with humor and style. Below you'll see the scoop neck version of this shirt. Our scoop neck tops have a slouchy relaxed fit, so they're ideal if you want a shirt with a more generous fit. If you prefer something more form fitting our Sirens of Science shirts come in fitted womens crews and v-necks too!
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If you're looking for something for fall or winter, our scoop neck fleece are both stylish and cozy. We love our rock and roll inspired Marie Curie graphic featured on one of these sweatshirts with leggings and boots!
The National Science Foundation reports that women represent 43 percent of the workforce for engineers and scientists under 75 years old in the U.S. Being a minority in the industry, your favorite female STEM professional will love these fun shirts celebrating women in science and technology.
Do you have any chemistry gifts or chemistry shirts you can recommend?
Some of our favorite chemistry t shirts feature puns that are sure to crack up your favorite chemist. We this science lover shirt is a great gift for scientists of any kind!
For more adult chemistry gifts, this THC molecule messenger bag makes a fun subtle gift for the chemist who likes to party.
What about astronomy gifts or gifts for astronomy lovers?
We have some really cool astronomy shirts. One of our favorites is this one inspired by a Carl Sagan quote:
For the stargazing enthusiast or amateur astronomer, our Look Up and Get Lost shirt is a great gift for celebrating the stars.
What are some of your recommended biology gifts?
You'll win the heart of your favorite biologist with this anatomical diagram shirt:
My friend is a science teacher, but I'm not sure what size she wears, help!
If you want to treat your friend to some science teacher shirts you can make your best guest on sizing and still shop with confidence. We offer free exchanges on US orders, so if you guess wrong on size your friend can exchange for the right size.
If you're looking for other science teacher gifts you might like this bee messenger bag. This durable canvas bag features a chart of several constellations, so it's a fun science teacher gift that's one size fits all:
If you'd like to go with some science teacher shirts, this Save the Bees shirt is a great selection for an environmental science teacher.
If your favorite science teacher has more minimalist taste, these science t shirts are a great choice:
Do you have any physics t shirts or physics gifts?
If you're looking for physics gifts that are one size fits all our minimalist science messenger bag is a nice option. It's available in 3 different colors and designed to last for years, due to it's sturdy cotton canvas fabric.
This bag is a great gift for a physics professor or student who has papers and books they might need to carry around campus.
Boredwalk Community: Thanks, Covid-19!
1. What's your actual day job and what's your dream day job?
Professional cubicle dweller assessing risks for a local government agency. Dream day job would be oceanographer or photojournalist. Wait, is Nap Queen a real job? (Ed. note: It should be!)
2. What's a book you think the Boredwalk community should read?
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown. Fiction suspense about a con gone wrong and then some. Especially enjoyed the unexpected twists.
3. If you could have any super power what would it be and why?
Jedi mind control for favorable outcomes, obviously. 🙄
4. You can curse your nemesis with a minor annoyance for eternity; what do you choose?
Booger nose when talking to anyone face to face. (Ewwww!)
5. Where can the rest of the Boredwalk community find you?
Home. All day, every day. Thanks, Covid-19!
A CAT TRANSLATION APP?! I'M LISTENING...
It's Wednesday, which means it's time for some fun links, but before we get to that: Happy...Vichyssoise Day? Look, I like chilled onion-flavored cream as much as the next Francophile, but an entire holiday dedicated to a cold soup?*
*Real talk: I would be all over this if it were Gazpacho Day. *looks up "gazpacho day"* Well well well...guess what we'll be celebrating on December 6th?!
Thankfully today is also Apple Cider Day, which is much more on-brand for mid-November! Served hot or cold, you know what pairs well with apple cider? Bourbon! Use a cinnamon stick as your stirring implement — with OR without the bourbon — and you've got yourself a party!
You know what pairs well with apple cider (or anything else, for that matter)? Birthday cake! Let's have some, shall we?
• First up, happy (maybe) birthday to famed abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth, born on approximately this day in 1797! Ms. Truth (born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree in Swartekill, New York) escaped to freedom with her infant daughter in 1826, and after going to court in 1828 to recover her son she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. During the Civil War she helped recruit black troops for the Union army, and afterward worked tirelessly (if unsuccessfully) to lobby the federal government for land grants for formerly enslaved people. This became the foundation for the request of "40 acres and a mule".
• Next up, joyeux anniversaire to Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, born this day in 1789! Mr. Daguerre — Louis to his friends — was the inventor of the "daguerreotype" process of photography, which was the first widely available practical photographic process and was popular in the 1840s and 1850s.
• Moving on, sling a moon pie in the general direction of Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr., born this day in 1923! RADM Shepard was an astronaut and became the first American in space in 1961 as a member of the Mercury space flight program and walked on the Moon in 1971 as part of the Apollo program. He was portrayed by actor Scott Glenn in the 1983 film The Right Stuff, which you should check out because it's awesome (or at least it was to me in elementary school).
• Last, but certainly not least, happy birthday to novelist, poet, essayist, and inventor Margaret Atwood, born this day in 1939! Ms. Atwood is perhaps best known for her "speculative fiction" novel The Handmaid's Tale, but she is also the inventor of remote robotic writing tech gadget LongPen, which allows the user to write in ink from around the world via tablet PC and the internet. It allowed her to conduct book tours without needing to travel, and the technology is still in use today. Even though she conceived of the idea in early 2004, it certainly is a device fit for 2020!
• Today is also the birthday of actors Owen Wilson (1968) and Chloë Sevigny (1974), as well as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, who first appeared in the animated short Steamboat Willie on this day in 1928!
Historically, lots of interesting stuff happened on November 18th!
• In 1872, Susan B. Anthony and 14 other suffragettes were arrested for voting illegally in the Presidential election of that year.
• In 1883 at noon, North American railroads switched to a new standard time system for rail operations, which they called Standard Railway Time (SRT). Almost immediately after being implemented, many American cities enacted ordinances, thus resulting in the creation of time “zones.” The four standard time zones adopted were Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. Though tailored to the railroad companies’ train schedules, the new system was quickly adopted nationwide, forestalling federal intervention in civil time for more than thirty years, until 1918, when daylight saving time was introduced.
• In 1978 in Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo Ryan was murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier as he was attempting to leave Guyana following an investigation into claims that people were being held at the Jonestown settlement against their will.
OK, OK...you've waited long enough. It's link time!
Sometimes you've just got to be the yarn monster you were meant to be.
2. Dessert designer Liz Joy makes edible art that looks almost too good to eat.
Almost.
3. Turns out eliminating late-return fines is better for public libraries than charging them. Wild!
At least that has been the experience for Chicago Public Libraries, which saw an 83% increase in long-overdue books being returned once late-return fines were eliminated, along with an increase in usage of libraries in the system from lapsed library patrons.
Three words: switch blade orca.
5. MeowTalk is an app that (allegedly) will allow you to understand the things your cat says to you.
I say "allegedly" because some of the app reviewers were unhappy with the app's performance...but when your options are "zero understanding" versus "some slight, if dubious understanding" I feel like you've got to take what you can get when it comes to a $0.99 download, y'know?
6. BONUS: This is a great listicle of unsung women throughout history!
From computing to aviation to cartography to advances in medicine and science, this is one AMAZING list of humans!