Welcome to our new and improved site! Anyone is welcome to use these badges, although a link to this site (or the specific badge entry) is much appreciated. Even better is if you provide an anecdote in the comments section to explain your reasons for awarding yourself the badge....
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June 8th, 2009Because Science Scouts are not above gratuitous product placements either.[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009Science in less than 140 characters is beautiful too (DN).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009In which the recipient plays a significant science performance role on radio. Bonus marks if recipient is wearing their lab coat during the broadcast. (SN)[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009Want to argue about the merits of this topic? To quote a great movie: "Bring it on!" (RD)[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009And not afraid to make fun of those who don't (RD).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009A badge for those who, over a career acting as principal investigator, have secured total research funding awards in excess of $10,000,000 (SN).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009A badge for those who, over a career acting as principal investigator, have secured total research funding awards in excess of $1,000,000 (SN).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009A badge for those who, over a career acting as principal investigator, have secured total research funding awards in excess of $100,000 (SN).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009Sort of self explanatory - should be a good story or two here... (DL).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009In which recipients have honed their palate to distinguish fossil from bone, since licking rocks purely for fun is kind of weird (B).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009In which your science, due to Lab work or fieldwork, dictates at least a full month away from your bed (KS).[...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009In which your science, due to Lab work or fieldwork, dictates at least a full week away from your bed (KS). [...] Read the rest »
June 8th, 2009In which your science, due to lab work or fieldwork, requires an overnight vigil (KS). [...] Read the rest »
September 28th, 2007A more common sentiment than you would think (JW).[...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007Whereby the image on this badge in no way condones any particular type of activity.[...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007In which the recipient's passion for science has led to their significant other leaving (PTP).[...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007Whereby the recipient has actually been in space (AP). [...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007Whereby the recipient has actually been aboard a spacecraft (AP).[...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007Whereby the recipient has used a spacecraft simulator (AP).[...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007Pictures required to obtain this badge (J). [...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007Where the recipient can no longer explain what they do to other scientists in their own field (M).[...] Read the rest »
May 7th, 2007Where the recipient can no longer explain what they do to other scientists generally (M).[...] Read the rest »
March 7th, 2007Where the recipient can no longer explain what they do to their parents (M).[...] Read the rest »
February 15th, 2007Out of the millions of children who aspire to work with dinosaurs, this recipient is actually someone who does precisely that.[...] Read the rest »
February 15th, 2007Out of the millions of children who aspire to work with dolphins and their ilk, this recipient is actually someone who does precisely that.[...] Read the rest »
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February 15th, 2007Drinks rum. Into pillaging and stuff. Soft spot for evolutionary biology. (J)[...] Read the rest »
February 15th, 2007More exotic than the usual laboratory bench. (R)[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007In which, technically technically, the recipient is not in the business of world domination (as dictated by membership rules), but has built a robot that is. (R)[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007In which recipients have built a fully autonomous robot. (R)[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007In which recipients have built a semi-autonomous robot. (R)[...] Read the rest »
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February 14th, 2007Ah, the joys of field work… (SW)[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007Photographs accompanying this badge should be worth at least a free drink or two.[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007Recipients have prepared their object of study as a cuisine item for eating. Hopefully, the minority of MD’s are ineligible for this one. (J)[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007For members who can utter the phrase “It’s not rocket science” with authority. (DG)[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007This can apply to both achieving moments of intellectual clarity or actual performance of an experiment whilst under the influence. It presumes talking about science under the influence a given. (JD)[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007Clearly, different from the "with feces" and deserving of a badge.[...] Read the rest »
February 14th, 2007In which the recipient has worked with feces. (H)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has worked with acids. (L)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient actually tries to avoid burning stuff and is doing research on alternative fuels.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has set fire to his or herself while performing experiments in the name of science. Cooking or drinking accidents do not qualify one for this badge. (JM)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has set fire to stuff, while fully aware of all thermodynamic principles at play. (AB)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has set fire to stuff, while fully aware of all combustion principles at play. (AB)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has set fire to stuff, all in the name of general scientific curiosity. (AB)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which recipient conducts hazardous research on very large creatures. (MH)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which recipient conducts hazardous research on very small creatures.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient is the leading expert in a fieldthat few others share an interest in. (MH)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007For those who study medical and/or microbiological issues related to things carried rectally. (LL)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007We figured that if you actually know what those three words together mean, then you deserve a badge (Yes, we know it's a normal distribution). Statistics rock! (NG)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which friends agree that the recipient spends so much time on a telescope, that he/she even kind of looks like a telescope.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has had time on a space telescope to view celestial objects. (SS)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has had time on a professional telescope to view celestial objects. (SS)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has used a telescope to view celestial objects. (SS)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007Also known as the transdiscplinary, interdiscplinary, multidisciplinary, or intradisciplinary badge. (D)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has had to pay a visit to the hospital as a result of scientific work. (MF)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007Might be best to keep an eye on such recipients. (JM)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has had experience with the electrical shocking of himself/herself. (JL)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has had experience with the electrical shocking of a human. (SH)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has had experience with the electrical shocking of an organism. (SH)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has cloned something or other. Rules to a drinking game concerning this badge will be forthcoming. (RPM)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007We’re not sure if this is a specialist badge. We do hope so, though. (PZM)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007Presumably a badge with a consensus even stronger than that seen in the global warming arena.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007That’s two species not including humans. (PZM)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient knows what a tadpole is. Basically, an easy way to get a badge that looks a little like the semen one above.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007There are probably more who are deserving of this badge than you would expect. (BZ)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007Medicine works, people. (SB)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient professes an arguably unhealthy affinity for things of this category.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007Seriously, scary stuff.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007Needless to say, this is one of our specialist badges. (JL)[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has research published at Nature or Science.[...] Read the rest »
February 13th, 2007In which the recipient has works in print at publications with circulations of 50,000 or higher.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007One of our self explanatory badges. (EM)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007It could get ugly when two or more of these recipients get together.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007…Although not for lack of trying… (JH)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has frozen something in liquid nitrogen for the sake of scientific curiosity. (JL)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has frozen something in dry ice for the sake of scientific curiosity. (JL)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has frozen something in the freezer for the sake of scientific curiosity. (JL)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007(And we mean “ass” in the most holistic of ways). In which the recipient stands up to such miscreants in the work place. Places of science should know better. (SF)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient is “hopefully” doing something that is somehow related to human health. (JH)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient is now probably having a lot more fun than he/she did before. (JS)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient can be so passionate about things of a scientific nature, that he/she may appear surly, rude, and/or unpleasant.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007Not necessarily a good thing. (JN)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has had experience with things such as selective breeding, crossing, mate selection, prokaryotic conjugation, fertility studies, STD related microbiology, and/or any other acceptable interpretation of the badge. (RPM)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007A special badge for the many children who are alarmingly smart about things of a scientific nature. Smarter than you and I even. (JS)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has released music where a science concept has been broached. (JH)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007Lethal when in combination with the “destroyer of quackery” badge. (AC)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient never ever backs down from an argument that pits sound science over quackery.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has “borrowed” scientific supplies for the sake of stealth scientific communication. (JG)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007Recipients have demonstrated proficiency around open flames in laboratory settings.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007Because you can’t have a bunch of badges without an arts and crafts badge. This one assumes the recipient has all manner of “craftiness” with a sciencegeek twist. (AC)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient maintains a blog where at least a quarter of the material is about science. Suffice to say, this does not include scientology.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient doesn’t have a problem accepting aforementioned free drinks.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has published a science piece at the venerable New Yorker. Pretty much means the recipient has to pay for drinks in subsequent meetings.[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient plays a significant science performance role in TV. This badge is nullified if recipient is always shown wearing a lab coat. (JG)[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007In which the recipient has demonstrated that his/her science communciation prowess was handy in simplifying a potentially challenging scenario. For example, was able to escape from unjustified prison term, with the clever use of a paper clip and WD-4[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007Required for all members. Assumes the recipient conducts himself/herself in such a manner as to talk science whenever he/she gets the chance. Not easily fazed by looks of disinterest from friends or the act of “zoning out” by well intentioned lov[...] Read the rest »
February 12th, 2007For the propagation of an ideal where science communicators can meet firstly, for drinks; secondly, for communicating; and ultimately, for networking. Joining is easy - just embrace the cause, play the twitter game, sign up at the Facebook site, and [...] Read the rest »
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