Six Great Science Selfies to Celebrate That Science and Selfie Are Words of the Year

We’re behind NASA’s logic on most things (especially on how great space is), but we’re extra into their logic that both “selfie” and “science” being named words of the year means that science selfies are pretty much the ultimate accomplishment. That’s why we’ve compiled the best science selfies we could find.

It’s probably good that selfie is the word of the year, because a lot of people seem to misunderstand the concept. In looking for great science selfies, we found an incredible amount of shots labeled as selfies just because they had people in them. Hopefully, raised awareness of the term will fix that problem. (It wouldn’t hurt if people knew more about science, either, by the way.)

NASA’s Mars robots and our friend Bill Nye seem to have nailed it, though, so take a look.

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(via @MarsCuriosity on Twitter)

Meanwhile in related links

• Here’s some more information on “science” as a Merriam-Wester’s Word of the Year
• And here’s when Oxford Dictionaries proclaimed theirs to be “selfie”
• Cara Santa Maria thinks it’s sad that so many people needed to look up the word science

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.

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