Tom Gauld is always funny, but he's funny in a way that makes you feel smarter. This is especially useful when he's being funny about science.

A dog philosopher questions what it really means to be a 'good boy'. A virtual assistant and a robot-cleaner elope. The undiscovered species and the theoretical particle face existential despair.

Just as he did with writers, poets, and literary classics in "Baking with Kafka," Gauld now does with hapless scientists, nanobots, and puzzling theorems - with comic strips funny enough to engage science enthusiasts and novices alike.