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Gluten: The Facts and the Fad

Get educated about everyone’s least favorite protein

3 min readApr 15, 2015

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Gluten: The Facts and the Fad

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Measles! Come Get Your Measles!

A fun user’s guide — for kids!

2 min readFeb 4, 2015

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Measles! Come Get Your Measles!

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Maki Naro

Did We Learn Nothing From the Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie?

1 min readJan 6, 2015

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I Mean, Have YOU Thought About It?

Maki draws comics about science and people.

1 min readDec 23, 2014

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I Mean, Have YOU Thought About It?

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Maki Naro
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The Nib

Vaccines Work. Here Are the Facts.

The risks, the misinformation, and the science behind history’s greatest life saver

4 min readDec 15, 2014

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Vaccines Work. Here Are the Facts.

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Monkey See, Monkey Make Logical Fallacy

Turns out humans aren't the only ones who erroneously believe in winning streaks.

2 min readNov 6, 2014

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Monkey See, Monkey Make Logical Fallacy

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Maki Naro
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The Nib

Ebola: A User’s Guide

It’s a bit gross

2 min readOct 29, 2014

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Ebola: A User’s Guide

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Even Chimps Know a Better Deal When They See One

Researchers at a primate research lab in Germany noticed that when presented with a choice between rewards, logic, not popularity prevailed.

2 min readSep 25, 2014

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Even Chimps Know a Better Deal When They See One

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Maki Naro

What You Didn't Know About America’s Most Iconic, Invasive Weed

The common tumbleweed, otherwise known as the Russian Thistle, is a staple of western American imagery, and totally invasive.

2 min readSep 24, 2014

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What You Didn't Know About America’s Most Iconic, Invasive Weed

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Maki Naro

The Science of Beer Bottle Party Pranks

If you’ve ever attended a college party or been in the company of a reckless prankster, you’ve no doubt seen this trick performed.

3 min readSep 23, 2014

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The Science of Beer Bottle Party Pranks

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Maki Naro

Maki Naro

Cartoonist and Blogger for Popular Science. The John Hodgman of comics. Pictorial minstrel. Inconsolable grump. As seen in the NY Times.

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