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Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is a site run by someone who spends their days wrangling machine learning models and subsurface data — and also, apparently, a growing collection of fountain pens.Mara: That's fabulousgrass, and today we're looking at a post that asks why analog tools are making a comeback in a world that has already… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Why Fountain Pens Matter in a Digital World
Pip: Welcome to The Fabulous Scientist, where fabulousgrass makes a compelling case that the most sophisticated piece of lab equipment you own might be the one you fill with ink.Mara: Today we're looking at the science of how we actually process information — why the tool you use to take notes changes what your brain… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Why I Stopped Typing My Notes
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist In early 2023, I visited a museum, only slightly aware of fountain pens, and left completely changed, now excited by a newfound love for stationery that I never knew I needed! At that time, I owned exactly one fountain pen: the Pilot Petit. It was cute. Pocket-sized. Innocent-looking. But I… Continue reading My Current Favorite: IFEX Notebooks & Planner
Let’s talk about gel pens. If you love stationery like I do, you probably have a favorite—or several! A colleague at work, who also uses fountain pens, suggested Pentel EnerGel for signing documents or jotting down quick notes. I tried his EnerGel and enjoyed how smoothly it wrote on regular copy paper. So, What Makes Gel Pens So Special? Gel pens… Continue reading Pen Review: Pentel EnerGel Gel Pens
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