''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

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, it is a

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of a

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-level science

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. Though now out of print, high-resolution scans are available online, as well as an abridged transcription, both of which have been endorsed by Weller. Highlights of the book include a satirical account of the

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vs.

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debate and Weller's drawings of fictional prehistoric animals (e.g., the duck-billed

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). The style has been compared to ''Mad'' magazine. Weller released a companion volume, '' Culture Made Stupid'' (also spelled ''Cvltvre Made Stvpid''), which satirizes

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and the

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References

External links

''Science Made Stupid'' Library of Congress 84012938

''Science Made Stupid'', online with the author's permission
1985 books Satirical books Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book–winning works {{comedy-book-stub