Science Made Stupid

Science Made Stupid: How to Discomprehend the World Around Us is a 1985 book written and illustrated by Tom Weller. The winner of the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book,[1] it is a parody of a junior high or high school-level science textbook. Though now out of print, high-resolution scans are available online,[2] as well as an abridged transcription,[3] both of which have been endorsed by Weller.[4] Highlights of the book include a satirical account of the creationism vs. evolution debate[5][6] and Weller's drawings of fictional prehistoric animals (e.g., the duck-billed mastodon). The style has been compared to Mad magazine.[7]

Science Made Stupid: How to Discomprehend the World Around Us
AuthorTom Weller
IllustratorTom Weller
LanguageEnglish
Published1985
ISBN978-0395366462
LC ClassQ162 .W45 1985

Weller released a companion volume, Culture Made Stupid (also spelled Cvltvre Made Stvpid), which satirizes literature and the humanities.

References
  1. "1986 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. "Tom Weller's Science Made Stupid and Culture Made Stupid (Cvltvre Made Stvpid)". www.chrispennello.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. "Science Made Stupid". www.besse.at. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. "Tom Weller Presents". www.tweller.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. Hedgpeth, Joel W. (1988). "Review of A Treasury of Science Jokes.; Science Made Stupid. How to Discomprehend the World Around Us.; Droll Science. Being a Treasury of Whimsical Characters, Laboratory Levity, and Scholarly Follies". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 63 (3): 324–325. ISSN 0033-5770.
  6. Taso, Leon (1986). "Review of Science Made Stupid: How to Discomprehend the World around Us". Leonardo. 19 (3): 263–264. doi:10.2307/1578252. ISSN 0024-094X.
  7. Haffie, Tom (1992). "Special Book Section: Belly Laughing at Science". BioScience. 42 (9): 706–708. doi:10.2307/1312178. ISSN 0006-3568.


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