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Holiday gifts: What to give the scientifically curious

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

Quadricopter

拢279.99/$299.99,

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

Little Sun

拢16.50,

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

The OCD Chef chopping board

拢18,

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

Augmented reality puzzle

$19.99,

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

Brain necklace

$21,

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

Sphero

$129.99,

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

Moon globe

拢69.95,

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

Tetris light

拢29.99,

We couldn鈥檛 stop playing with this lamp. Inspired by the classic video game, you can stack and restack to make colourful new shapes

Alan Turing Monopoly

拢29.99,

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

Molecular bowl and coasters

拢45 and 拢15,

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

Earl carafe

拢18,

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

拢20 each, or 拢80 for a set of 5,

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

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