We make sustainable stationery and lifestyle goods to celebrate science.
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Black Paper Notebooks
Find notebooks with black pages and a range of compatible pens for black paper.
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Supernova Gel Pens (Pack of 10)$ 16.00
Take beautiful notes or illustrate illuminated scenes in the dark. These gel pens are specially formulated to work with the Dark Matter notebooks – they write in vibrant color o...
Linguistics Dark Analysis A5 Softcover Notebook$ 20.00
Immerse yourself in the world of language - Adorned with Chinese characters, Arabic script, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Hebrew, Phoenician, Greek, and more, this notebook is a unique ...
Ready to Launch Dark Matter Notebook$ 30.00
Lights illuminate the Artemis 1 rocket as we prepare to set foot on the moon once more. Each cover in the Dark Matter series celebrates the beauty found in darkness and the sce...
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Peer Reviews
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Great stationary, and my pen doesn’t bleed through
Eryn H.
Chickens Notepads
Perfect gift
Looking forward to giving this for Father’s Day
Previous gifts of drinking glasses were a BIG hit.
Mary K.
Brain Scan Pillow Cover
Lovely mouse pad
I love the details and it’s plenty big enough which is super convenient!
Holley W.
Butterflies & Beetles Mouse Pad
It was a birthday present for my granddaughter and she loved it! She picked it. The quality was top notch. I’m sure she will use it a long time once she graduates
Amazing details and art
I absolutely loved my order. The art makes me smile as a I plan my weekly groceries.
Ellie W.
Cactus Notepads
Function meets Form
For academic note taking, there are many expensive options but none as pretty. Get one of these for a bit of color in the lab, along with all the benefits of a nalgene or fischer notebook.
Daniel L.
Genetics Lab Notebook
Not a botanist…
I’m a scientist but not a botanist… but who cannot love such a brightly coloured bottle… I also purchased a tea infuser and I sip my favourite green tea all day.
I love the design
This bottle made my most boring meetings exciting! Every time I look at this bottle, I find detailed that I missed before… very satisfying!
Beautiful and great quality
These are the most beautiful well-crafted bottles I had ever seen and owned. They are even more impressive in person. Pictures don’t do justice.
As good as they look in the pop-up ads. Love them
Chris M.
You're a Rockstar Comet Card
Love it!
So much easier to enjoy my tea during busy work days. Thank you!
Colleen
Flip Top Lid
Pencil bag
Love my bag. Sm a coronary care nurse and that’s right up my alley. Thank you.
Marcia A.
Heartbeat Pencil Bag
Weather Geeks Need These!
I have bought several dozen packages of these. I give them to our student interns, my employees, and recently sent them up the chain to our National Weather Service leadership as a thank you. These are my favorite. I work in Portland, it's lovely to support a "local" business such as Cognitive Surplus.
PuraVidaWx
Stormy Skies Metallic Gel Pens (Pack of 6)
Gorgeous Decoration
Much too beautiful and detailed to use as wrapping paper, I put it up on my wall like a poster. It is so nice to look at but not obnoxious either. Every time I see it I find a new cool science tidbit. All of my science interests are represented and more! Great size, large enough but not too bulky, sturdy but not heavy.
Cailey R.
Interdisciplinary Science Wrapping Paper
All my writing tools fit perfectly!
