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Let me say that this is the best thing that I ever saw in science: people using art to explain extremely complex findings that might change the future in a bit.
by jhoutromundo 5y ago
Let me say that this is the best thing that I ever saw in science: people using art to explain extremely complex findings that might change the future in a bit. I laughed a bit on 'I don't know you anymore'.
When I was younger, I remember to read cyberpunk comics quite a lot. They explain a vision of the future that is improbable, but in many ways it get stuff right. Imagine aligning this with real word science. Imagine hearing from a superhero how his powers came to him. Imagine having a scientist name on the movie credits.
It doesn't need to make everything scientifically accurate, but explaining the fundamentals can engage more people to enter science.
Yesterday I was watching a new movie from Netflix called 'hacker'. The movie is awful, but it starts showing how Stuxnet should work, and that is pretty awesome. This is cool because I know the fundamentals of Stuxnet.
If they break the 4th wall and show something that could happen for real, it could bring more emotions to the movie.
- gct 5y agoI used to read the Cartoon Guide to... books as a kid: https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Physics/dp/0062731009 https://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-Guide-Physics/dp/0062731009. They were great.
- astrange 5y agoCartoon History of the Universe is probably the best "nonfiction" comic ever made. (it's not inaccurate but it's kind of psychedelic and retells more than one religious founding text as if it actually happened)
- doctorwho42 5y agoBest part that most people don't realize... There are 3 parts to it... All massive. I still remember finding part 1 in the used books store with my dad around the age of 10-11 for like $2. Now I'm in my early 30's and all 3 parts are just a handful of books away from my physics and philosophy books on my book shelf :)
- mikelevins 5y agoI’m a huge fan of the Cartoon History, but I think I’d have to give the prize to Maus for best nonfiction comics. Second runner up would probably be Understanding Comics.
- astrange 5y agoThe problem with Understanding Comics is that most comic readers are sensible enough to know that American style comics are bad, so they all read manga instead. Most of the books about that aren’t translated though there is Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga.
- colechristensen 5y agoToday no starch press has a series of Manga Guide to ... which are pretty great. https://nostarch.com/catalog/manga https://nostarch.com/catalog/manga
- ngcc_hk 5y agoThe Japanese originals have more topics.
- emikulic 5y agoWhich cyberpunk comics? Give us some recommendations please. :)
- slim 5y agonot op but I recommend the Nikopol trilogy by Enki Bilal
- aasasd 5y ago> They explain a vision of the future that is improbable We're currently heading into cyberpunk in basically every aspect except for the anarchy. More like totalitarian cyberpunk. It's left to see whether tech gives us the means for a semblance of anarchy, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
- SyzygistSix 5y agoEconomix, a comic book explanation of basic economics, is the only book on economics I have ever read. It seemed biased but still covered the basics well, I thought, not that I'm a good judge.