The Pocket Card Monthly QR Exclusive - January 2026
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January Discount: Save $5 and free shipping on STEM Word Magnets
Did you just get a shiny new STEM Pocket tool from us for Christmas? Get ready to save time!
But January is also a great time to slow down and tap into your creativity. To help with that, we designed STEM-themed Word Magnet sets in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Academia, and more.
Secretly leave rants to your office mates, funny messages to your lab mates, or use them for a creative break during your routine. It’s up to you!
For January, get $5 off and FREE shipping in the USA when you get 4 sets of STEM-themed Word Magnets to deck out your lab or office. It’s automatically applied at checkout with 4 in your cart!
January Resource: A free dictation tool that is actually easy to use
Since writing my thesis, I’ve been on a journey trying to find a voice dictation tool that would actually save me time. I kept finding that the output would be riddled with so many mistakes, it just wasn’t faster after making so many small edits. The built-in Windows 11 tool was serviceable for instant messaging but still lacked the polish for professional emails or writing papers.
But last month I found Wispr Flow.
It’s smart enough to format emails, add punctuation, fix stutters, and capitalize proper nouns. The “button” is a tiny hover overlay that never gets in the way, and you can trigger it with a Ctrl+Options key combo. It automatically pauses music while you speak and waits until you release the button to decide how to format everything.
The best part is, it’s free! Well, up to 2000 words a week. That’s enough for me sending messages and occasional emails. If you’re a journalist, you might need the Pro plan (which is still cheaper than Netflix).
If you think that would be useful, use my personal referral code to get a month of the Pro free trial and once you hit 2000 words I’ll also get a free month of Pro. I hope it helps!
Just for fun: Science Cartoon
There’s more than one way to make your supervisor smile.
Science cartoons by Tom Gauld.
Behind the scenes at Genius Lab Gear:
Please welcome our new social media manager!
Social media has always been a struggle for me to keep up with. The product development and logistics is already a full-time job. So when I first met Melanie (@MellyTheScienceGeek on IG) during a collaboration, I thought, “Wow, she would be great at running our social media.” A few months later I reached out again and she was ready to dive in! Melanie will be critical in helping us grow while letting me focus more on the product development. Anything you want to see from us on socials? Reply here and let me know!
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December 2025 - 10% Off Your First Lab Coat!
November 2025 - BOGO STEM Word Magnets!
October 2025 - Free Einstein Political Quote Sticker
September 2025 - STEM Word Magnets for your Office Fridge or Fume Hood
August 2025 - 10% off All Mugs
July 2025 - Periodic Table of Tools Poster
June 2025 - New Stunning Posters by Theo Gray
May 2025 - Easy Graduation Gifting
April 2025 - Buy 2 get 3 free science stickers (Extended)
March 2025 - Buy 2 get 3 free science stickers
February 2025 - 20% Off Pocket Protectors
January 2025 - A guide to our January Deal
December 2024 - A free BioRender alternative from NIH
November 2024 - Beat the Lab Coat Price Increase!
October 2024 - Free Einstein Political Quote Sticker
September 2024 - Grab a pocket card for your classmate or colleague
August 2024 - Get the High School Edition for a young scientist!
July 2024 - Buy 3 Word Magnet sets, get 1 free!
June 2024 - Don't Miss Upcoming PhD Fellowship Opportunities
May 2024 - Prompting in Google Docs
April 2024 - Google Drive hacks
March 2024 - Mastering Lab Meetings
February 2024 - Mastering Schlenk Lines
January 2024 - Time-saving Excel shortcuts you didn't know
December 2023 - Virtual coworking with scientists
November 2023 - Data plots for colorblind scientists
October 2023 - Crowdfunding your experiments and The Lab Coat Project finale
September 2023 - How to quickly find info on chemicals and molecules
August 2023 - An intro to quarterly planning for research
July 2023 - Using AI to search research papers
June 2023 - The easy button on literature reviews
May 2023 - Negotiating vacation and Pocket Paleontologist launch
April 2023 - Job interviews and lab coat updates!
March 2023 - Lab coats affect your mental health?
February 2023 - STEM books that won't put you to sleep
January 2023 - AI Chat and SciArt
December 2022 - SciComm video editing tools
October 2022 - Career skills workshops
September 2022 - Conservation in the laboratory
August 2022 - Join a study to help scientists
July 2022 - Lab Coat Materials Ultimate Guide
June 2022 - Neuroscience Podcasts and Lab Coat Update
May 2022 - Science Learning Centers near you
April 2022 - The Pocket Physicist Launch and Best Math Blogs
February 2022 - Fantastic Physics Blogs
January 2022 - Pleasure reading for engineers
December 2021 - Easy lab process diagrams
November 2021 - Free STEM icons for your presentations
October 2021 - WebPlotDigitzer and Lab Coats
September 2021 - Engineering Podcasts
August 2021 - STEM Holiday Calendar
June 2021 - Productivity resources
May 2021 - SciComm on Social Media
April 2021 - Sustainability in the lab
March 2021 - Gifts for Engineers
February 2021- Focus on reading papers
January 2021 - Focus on interviewing
December 2020 - Inspirational reading for graduate students
November 2020 - Graduate application resources
October 2020 - Voting for Science
September 2020 - New Lab Art Photography
August 2020 - The Pocket Chemist Exam Edition launch!
July 2020 - Word Magnet Launch!
June 2020 - Constant giveaways and learning to code
May 2020 - Time to get writing?
April 2020 - Quarantine life and a new retro sticker!
March 2020 - Focus on Best Chemistry Blogs
February 2020 - Focus on Digital tools for chemistry
January 2020 - Focus on Outreach
December 2019 - Focus on Social Media Accounts for Scientists
November 2019 - Focus on Helpful Reading for Grad Students
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