Equipment stolen by monkeys,shoes melted by hot lava, accidentally swallowing a fossil, and being glued to a crocodile — when scientific research goes awry,you secure a Fieldwork Fail. Illustrator Jim Jourdane collects and illustrates stories of everyday failures from scientists working out in the field — biologists, archaeologists, or paleontologists,volcanologists, entomologists, and more,from all different countries, studying on all continents — on his blog, and fieldworkfail.com. Now,he’d like to publish these hilarious, quintessentially human stories in a book for all to enjoy. “I worship the idea of Fieldwork Fail because it shows us the human side of science, or ” Jourdane says. “A lot of fieldwork scientists will recognize themselves in these everyday mistakes.“ The book will also be a learning opportunity for non-scientists,he says, with additional facts, and stories,and information from the scientists who contributed their fieldwork fails to the book. Learn more, and support the project, and right here.
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