Maki Naro
Popular Science
Newark, NJ, United States
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Meet The Triassic Period’s Oddest Couple
In 1975, paleontologists unearthed the remains of the Triassic Period’s most curious odd couple. The exact details of how these two unlikely creatures came to be entombed in the same burrow were lost to time, but you can read their story today, thanks to the magic of prehistoric fan-fiction. OTP explores the lives of these ancient animals, as they form a bond lasting over 250 million years. → Read More
Bye Bye, BlogNet
It's the end of an era on our little corner of Popsci.com → Read More
What is Replication Crisis?
Meet the people actively working to make science more accountable and credible. → Read More
What is Replication Crisis?
Meet the people actively working to make science more accountable and credible. → Read More
From Aphids to Varroa Mites, "Awesome 'Possum" promises to be a veritable science comic encyclopedia
Vol. 3 of the hit comic anthology is now on Kickstarter → Read More
Who has seven thumbs and is up for a Philly Geek Award?
Hint: It's not Goro from Mortal Kombat. I counted. → Read More
Cards Against Humanity scholarship seeks to send women in STEM to college
Applications are open for their Science Ambassador Scholarship → Read More
Welcome to the official Boxplot FAQ
Or: So You Want to Draw Science Comics on the Internet → Read More
How It's Made: Zika Edition
I had to draw a virus for a comic, but I quickly realized I got a lot more than I bargained for. → Read More
Explore an Infinite Library from Home
The Library of Babel is one so vast that, no matter what Burgess Meredith says, there isn't enough time to read it all. → Read More
Worst Game Ever
It's morning. You wake up to an odd sensation in your calf. Suddenly you realize what it happening. Hurry! While still half-asleep, you have one second to remember which direction to point your foot before total annihilation. Oops, too slow. WASTED. → Read More
How The Iron Giant Can Still Teach Us All to Be Understanding Of One Another
The latest Movies with Mikey imparts the important lesson of the Iron Giant → Read More
Spoiler Alert: Everything is Politics
The study of power dynamics goes far beyond people shouting from podiums → Read More
Stuck In A Nuclear Wasteland? You Can "Count" On This Device To Help You Out!
The truth behind this "click"-bait headline will blow your mind → Read More
Fall(Out) Guy Part 14
This series on radiation, health, safety, and ecology has come to end. Stay tuned for more stories in future installments. → Read More
Fallout 4 Mods Allow Nature to Reclaim the Wasteland
Trade in the cliche, brown wasteland for lush green with this new Fallout mod. → Read More
Fall(Out) Guy Part 13
How do we survive in a radiation-filled environment? → Read More
Bacon Bad?
On October 26, the International Agency for Research on Cancer added a new item to its list of, Group 1 carcinogens. → Read More
Famous Scientist does something bad
This is a template comic created for convenient linking whenever somebody famous in science (or any field) does something bad. You can view previous comics about science, culture, and accountability here and here. → Read More
Faulty Wiring
Had this conversation on Facebook the other day. Someday, I hope we can live in a world where the only "hard wired" response is involuntary eye-rolling whenever appeals to evolutionary psychology are made. I get it, stereotypes and bias are a thing, but it doesn't give you a free pass to be an asshat. → Read More