Delightfully geeky beanies are the perfect headwear for scientists of the resistance

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Heads up: There's a new protest hat in town and it's a must-have for science lovers.

After pussyhats became the go-to protest accessory at the Women's Marches in January, scientists were inspired to create their own symbolic beanies to wear to the March for Science on April 22 in D.C. and hundreds of other cities worldwide.

The beanies have a very geeky "resistor" design. They symbolically feature a battery, three resistors in a series, and a closed circuit made with white yarn. Resistors are used in electronics "to slow down the current from a source such as a battery" and prevent the items from breaking, the Stanford University microbiologist behind the design said in an online video.  Read more...

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via Zero Tech Blog

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