A quick summary of the evolutionary mistake that means you need to eat oranges, but almost every other animal doesn’t. Biochemistry is an incredibly complex and awkward subject, mainly because of the sheer quantity of biochemicals there are. Countless different chemicals are in your body right now, being made and broken and changed into new […]
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How every other organism is related to humans
The first cell, and you Some time roughly 4 billion years ago, while the Earth was young enough that club bouncers still asked it for ID, something very very strange happened. A random mixture of lifeless matter, probably gathered around a hydrothermal vent, stopped being lifeless. Somehow, a tiny bubble of goop worked out a […]
The History of Planets in our Solar System
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]