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Source: Oceanographer Sylvia Earle is a Glamour Woman of the Year by Maia Weinstock on Voices
In her post about oceanographer Sylvia Earle getting recognized this month by Glamour magazine for her contributions to science and society, Maia Weinstock included this picture of a custom Lego figurine of Dr. Earle scuba diving. It is part of her highly entertaining collection of Scitweeps she creates out of Legos and posts on Flickr. Fifty-nine lucky science-types have been singled out for Weinstock’s Lego portraits – many of them were featured in an exhibit featuring portraits of women in science at the Art.Science.Gallery in Austin, TX recently. Take a look and treat yourself to a laugh.