▲ 771 ▼ I think the biggest disservice that I received from my US Public School education was being taught that the civil rights movement was something from the past. (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Larry Gonick drew heavily from A People's History of The United States, to his credit. I gave these to all the kids in the family. If you haven't read The Cartoon History of The Universe, I cannot recommend it enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Got the whole series, plus some other ones about other topics, like chemistry and sex. About the only downside of Gonick's work, is that the older volumes are a bit dated - the archaeology and whatnot starts from about the 80's or thereabouts. Wish I was a billionaire, so that I could commission remakes and an animated series for all to freely partake in. 00000 Speaking of comics, there are assorted manga that tackle the sciences or historical eras. For example, 'The Manga Guide to the Universe', which covers stellar phenomena, how to calculate distances, and so forth. Bride's Story is a slice of life about a steppe people - roughly in Mongolia, I think. Practices for marriage, how to bleed out an animal, and more are presented. Meanwhile, 'Spice and Wolf' is about mercantile economics for Medieval Europe, such as currency debasing. Manga is very good for pairing a slice-of-life narrative alongside education. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago heh yeah - his Cartoon Guide to the Computer actually has one of the best explanations of how basic circuts are translated into boolean logic of ANY source out there, still. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child) Got the whole series, plus some other ones about other topics, like chemistry and sex. About the only downside of Gonick's work, is that the older volumes are a bit dated - the archaeology and whatnot starts from about the 80's or thereabouts. Wish I was a billionaire, so that I could commission remakes and an animated series for all to freely partake in. 00000 Speaking of comics, there are assorted manga that tackle the sciences or historical eras. For example, 'The Manga Guide to the Universe', which covers stellar phenomena, how to calculate distances, and so forth. Bride's Story is a slice of life about a steppe people - roughly in Mongolia, I think. Practices for marriage, how to bleed out an animal, and more are presented. Meanwhile, 'Spice and Wolf' is about mercantile economics for Medieval Europe, such as currency debasing. Manga is very good for pairing a slice-of-life narrative alongside education. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago heh yeah - his Cartoon Guide to the Computer actually has one of the best explanations of how basic circuts are translated into boolean logic of ANY source out there, still. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago heh yeah - his Cartoon Guide to the Computer actually has one of the best explanations of how basic circuts are translated into boolean logic of ANY source out there, still. permalink fedilink source parent