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XKCD Graphs The Future Of The Past
Stories of the Past and FutureRandall Munroe"Always in motion is the future," a wise green muppet once said. XKCD creator Randall Munroe has illustrated this fact in his usual incisive fashion in his...
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My God, It's Full of Dust
Using a powerful radio telescope and a little help from a gravitational lens, Darach Watson (University of Copenhagen) and Kirsten Knudsen (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) were able get a...
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Jittery Pixels; Everything Garbled
You may have been wondering where I've been lately. I didn't go anywhere, it's just that a bug in the way PopSci's website handled images caused my comics to go all fuzzy. Not all was lost, though!...
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In Toronto this Weekend? Be sure to check out TCAF
On May 9, the 2015 Toronto Comic Arts Festival kicks off, bringing together the best names in comics for a weekend of fun, games, and your favorite prehistoric odd couple. I'll be at table 242 on the...
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Potatoes, Late Night Gardening, and DIY Power
Don't have enough cash for an Apple Watch? Try a Potato Clock instead.I'm far from a gardener, but I do like to grow things occasionally. Ever rummage through the pantry only to find an old potato that...
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My Temple, My Mountain
I love astronomy. I think about the stars a lot, and I love drawing them even more. The first page of this comic is made up of billions of tiny dots (my carpal tunnel assures you, it is thanks to the...
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A Boxplot Visual Guide to Science World
While I was in Vancouver last month, I made sure to add an extra day just to get to see some of the city. I ended up spending most of that day trying to get my merchandise back to New Jersey, but I...
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The Trouble With Nobel Prizes
Update: Somehow missed this, but excellent dude Phil Plait has a fantastic run down of the events leading up to now. Give it a read.Update 2: A reader pointed out that Hunt apologized to The Korea...
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Meet The Triassic Period’s Oddest Couple
Finding the fossilized remains of two different species entombed in the same burrow is the discovery of a lifetime. It's one of those perfect examples of how science can spark the imagination, and...
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New Horizons Goes to Pluto
Imagine taking a road trip to visit an old friend, driving for nine years, and finding out that, along the way, they had a couple more kids and turned into a potato.
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Pluto: So Long And Thanks For All The Pics
We have a funny relationship with Pluto. Now that the breathtaking New Horizons flyby is complete, Pluto has already begun to slink back into the inky dark. Never fear, no doubt as all the New Horizons...
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Just Five More Days to Eat More Comics
Last year I drew a 10-page primer on vaccines and their efficacy for The Nib. Now you can get that comic and more in print by backing Eat More Comics: The Best of the Nib, a giant book of all the best...
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A Lesson in History, Perspective, and Privilege
Seventy years ago, the world changed. We'd like to think that humanity was humbled by the destruction caused at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but some 2000 atomic detonations later, it's hard to believe...
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What Happens When You Ask A Cartoonist for Free Work?
I don't get many chances to talk about being an artist on a science blog, but as somebody who only recently was able to make comics a full-time profession, I am a huge proponent of fair wages and...
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The scientific world is huge, and science communicators are an immensely important force in determining how that world is presented. And while science communication using comics is gaining ground, it...
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Science At Dragon Con 2015!
Hey Boxplot fans! This Labor Day weekend, I'll be at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia talking on a few panels with some fantastic people. Catch up on this year's science news, learn about how to engage a...
View ArticleNo Spec Work: Part 2
A little while back, I posted a comic on how speculative (spec) work harms the creative industry. It was spurred by a message me and many other comics professionals received to enter in a contest held...
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Maki at Rose City Comic Con
This weekend I'll be at Rose City Comic Con! So if you're on the west coast, this is your last chance to see me in person this year. As always, I'll have copies of the Sufficiently Remarkable Minis,...
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A Muslim Teen in Texas Finds Himself at the Ivory Gates
Everywhere you go, there are gatekeepers. Think of mean complaining about fake geek girls or basically any part of gamergate. Some people (mostly young white men) get really grumpy when their precious...
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Faulty Wiring
Had this conversation on Facebook the other day. Someday, I hope we can live in a world where the only "hard wired" response is involuntary eye-rolling whenever appeals to evolutionary psychology are...
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