Science is real - and really beautiful. With original illustrations that deftly explain the strange-but-true world of science, Seeing Science offers a curated ride through the great mysteries of the universe. Artist and science fangirl Iris Gottlieb explains neap tides, naked mole rats, whale falls, the human heart, the Uncertainty Principle, the ten dimensions of string theory, how glaciers are like Snickers bars, and more. With quirky visual metaphors and concise factual explanations, she offers just the right amount of information to salt the curious mind with a desire to know more about the life forces that animate both the smallest cell and the biggest black hole. Science is marvelous and more important than ever, and Seeing Science illustrates, explicates, and celebrates it as only art can
Iris Gottlieb is a freelance illustrator and layman scientist. Originally from the South, and currently residing in the Bay Area, she grew up collecting dead and living things and has continued to do so, documenting and researching them along the way. She has collected 3,614 shark teeth. When not exploring, Iris works with museums, publications, groups, and individuals as a freelance illustrator, animator, and graphic recorder. Previous gigs include residencies at the San Francisco Exploratorium's Tinkering Studio, the Oakland Museum of California, and Autodesk, and work for Smithsonian Magazine, 826 Valencia, The Urban Death Project, and more. She has one book, Natural Attraction: A Field Guide to Friends, Frenemies and Other Symbiotic Animal Relationships, published by Sasquatch Books.
