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Holiday gifts: What to give the scientifically curious

Stuck for gift ideas? There's something for everyone in CultureLab's selection of science-inspired goodies

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Clockwise from top left:

Quadricopter

?279.99/$299.99, parrot.com

Controlled by your smartphone or tablet, the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is fun, augmented

Augmented reality puzzle

$19.99, ravensburger.com

When you've finished the 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle, download a free app to bring it to life

Brain necklace

$21, anatomology.com

Wear your heart on your sleeve? Now dangle your cortex on your clavicle

Sphero

$129.99, gosphero.com

Draw a shape on your smartphone or tablet and this clever robotic ball will roll along to follow it. Its polycarbonate shell means it can also swim

The OCD Chef chopping board

?18, sciencemuseumshop.co.uk

For those who are detail-oriented in the kitchen, look no further than this chopping board, etched with gridlines and angles

Little Sun

?16.50, shop.tate.org.uk

Artist Olafur Eliasson designed this solar-powered lamp for areas off the grid

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Clockwise from top left:

Moon globe

?69.95, justglobes.co.uk

This NASA-approved globe accurately depicts the lunar craters, seas and mountain ranges

Molecular bowl and coasters

?45 and ?15, sciencemuseumshop.co.uk

Designer Jonathan Krawczuk teamed up with Oxford chemists to produce this striking range

Earl carafe

?18, sciencemuseumshop.co.uk

Reminisce about school chemistry lessons when you pour from this Erlenmeyer flask-inspired wine carafe. It makes a sophisticated, geek chic statement at any dinner party

Space Fleet model satellites

?20 each, or ?80 for a set of 5, papafoxtrot.com

These stylish models of real satellites make a fascinating addition to your desk or bookshelf

Tetris light

?29.99, firebox.com

We couldn't stop playing with this lamp. Inspired by the classic video game, you can stack and restack to make colourful new shapes

Alan Turing Monopoly

?29.99, bletchleypark.org.uk

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the father of computer science, Monopoly has released this special edition in his name


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