--- title: March for Science: Here Are The Nerdiest Signs description: March for Science participants stepped out in Washington, D.C., and they did not disappoint with their signs canonical: https://time.com/4751560/march-for-science-signs-2017/ author: Jennifer Calfas article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-22T17:31:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:54.627Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Some of the Nerdiest Signs From the March for Science og:description: March for Science participants did not disappoint with their signs og:url: https://time.com/4751560/march-for-science-signs-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83da438a4a6c1a6f/6988c40c0a4a2222f09cdd85/science-march-1.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: science-march-1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Some of the Nerdiest Signs From the March for Science twitter:description: March for Science participants did not disappoint with their signs twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83da438a4a6c1a6f/6988c40c0a4a2222f09cdd85/science-march-1.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Some of the Nerdiest Signs From the March For Science ## Video: Watch The World March For Science On Earth Day [Watch (HLS stream): Watch The World March For Science On Earth Day](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fAQdnzvA.m3u8) (1:05)  _Published 2017-04-22. Scientists prefer to stay above the political fray, but concerns about budget cuts and issues such as climate change have led thousands of scientists and their supporters to join the March for Science in Washington, D.C._ by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Apr 22, 2017 5:31 PM UTC  Haley Edwards/TIME by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Apr 22, 2017 5:31 PM UTC One [March for Science](http://time.com/4749221/science-march-scientists-partisan/?xid=homepage) protester has a message for [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4751296/donald-trump-health-care-push-downplay/): “Scientists invented your spray tan!” Thousands of scientists gathered in [Washington, D.C.](http://time.com/3685668/drone-dji-phantom-washington-white-house/), and around the world to celebrate science in light of Trump Administration policies targeting their work — including [proposed budget cuts](http://time.com/4703569/trump-budget-epa-climate-change/) to the Environmental Protection Agency and National Institutes of Health. And the scientists certainly did not disappoint with their posters. One read “Shrodinger’s cat grabs back,” alluding to both the thought experiment described as a paradox and the slogan used by [Women’s March](http://time.com/4726572/womens-march-pen-award/) protesters in January. Another cleverly combined the symbols of the periodic table elements Tungsten, Thorium and Fluorine — W Th F — to create “the element of outraged disbelief.” And one protester’s sign gave a new definition for White House adviser Kellyanne Conway’s “alternative facts”: the square root of negative 1 — or, imaginary. Check out some of the nerdiest signs from the March for Science in Washington, D.C., in the photos below.  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