Scientists Are Human, Too: Questions For Cartoonist Tom Gauld
Literary pun purveyor Tom Gauld turns his pen to the foibles of science (and science fiction) in his new comic collection Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, inspired by his scientist grandfather.
by Petra Mayer
Apr 19, 2020
2 minutes
Cartoonist and literary jokester Tom Gauld usually lampoons classic novels and the predicaments of the writing life. But in his new book, Department of Mind-Blowing Theories — collecting comics from his ongoing column in New Scientist magazine — he turns his pen to the realm of science (and occasionally science fiction).
In an email interview, Gauld tells me his grandfather, a marine biologist, was one of
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