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Tom Gauld's fantastic new collection of funny science cartoons

Tom Gauld’s science cartoons appear weekly in �鶹��ý. He explains how he gets his ideas as his latest collection, Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, hits the shelves

By Jason Arunn Murugesu

8 April 2020

Tom Gauld cartoon — Tom Gauld

by Tom Gauld (Canongate)

This week, we have a jumbo dose of Tom Gauld, who has been producing weekly cartoons for �鶹��ý for the past few years.

“I like being the funny guy in the midst of a thoughtful magazine,” he says. Seeing Gauld’s cartoons before the rest of the world is a perk of working for �鶹��ý. They tackle a huge variety of scientific topics and always make everyone laugh and smile. His new book, Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, was published this month and draws together some of his…

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