A brief history of the 30 or so objects in our solar system that have been considered planets at some point. While the planets themselves may seem constant and timeless, the way we define the term “planet” has changed drastically over the centuries. Here’s my timeline of all the objects considered planets in our solar […]
Science and Nature
All my posts relating to science, animals, and nature.
Flags of the Planets
I’ve adapted the astronomical symbols of the 8 planets (plus the Sun, Moon, and Pluto) into 8 flags that could be used to represent these worlds. I really enjoyed the challenge of making flags for worlds that are without the history and culture of humanity, and yet are still so fascinating and unique. This was […]
MAPPA VIAE LACTEAE
A map of the Milky Way galaxy in the style of a 16th century cartographer I was looking for maps of our galaxy, and realised I couldn’t really find any. There are plenty of diagrams and artists impressions, but all focus in showing what our galaxy would actually look like from above. All very literal, […]
Gander Reveal Party
There’s nothing more fulfilling than releasing an angry male goose in a room full of your closest friends and family
Perkwunos: The Original Thunder God
The Celtic, Irish, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Baltic, Slavic, and Hindu thunder gods are (probably) all connected, and descended from an ancient thunder god worshipped 6000 years ago. The Proto-Indo-Europeans About six thousands years ago, somewhere on the border between Europe and Asia, there lived a people called the Proto-Indo-Europeans . They spoke the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language, […]
The World’s Loneliest Animals
Have you ever wondered what the loneliest animals in the world are? Well it’s probably humans. No animal is as talented at loneliness as the human. They are able to be lonely in cities of million people, which is really very impressive if you think about it. But some other animals have good reasons to […]
Jack and the beans talk
This comic inspired by a mistake one of my students kept making in class last week. He didn’t know what a “stalk” was, so he assumed “beanstalk” was “beans talk” hahaEat your beans people, they’re very good for you!
Distressingly Realistic Children’s Stories
Children’s books are great, but wouldn’t it be good if they taught useful life lessons rather than just nonsense about talking animals and whatnot?Have you ever wanted to give a child a gift that will force them to learn a hard, important truth about life that will scar them forever?Well look no further! Here are […]
The Dinosaur with Hair: How my meme went viral without me
UPDATE: They Greg James just talked about my meme on BBC radio 1!Wow. So you’ve probably seen this image now in some form or another. It’s been shared on the internet well over a million times now, and it seems to be everywhere. Well, I made the original image! Here is the story of that […]