This Comic Book Shares Secrets of Everyday Hidden Systems

About this episode

Artist Dan Nott discusses his graphic nonfiction book 'Hidden Systems' and the hidden systems we often take for granted.

Artist Dan Nott joins Lab Out Loud to tell us about his new graphic nonfiction book called Hidden Systems. With the help of visual metaphors, Dan illustrates systems that we often take for granted, such as the internet, the electrical grid, and providing water. Hidden Systems reveals these difficult to understand and often hidden systems that we tend to care about most when they aren't working. Through his research and art, Dan also reveals their history, with sometimes uncomfortable truths about our past that are literally hardwired into our present. Show notes at: https://laboutloud.com/2023/05/episode-276-hidden-systems

People in this episode

Hosts: Dale Basler, Brian Bartel

Guest: Dan Nott

Topics covered

• graphic nonfiction
• hidden systems
• visual metaphors
• internet
• electrical grid
• water systems

Keywords

• graphic nonfiction
• hidden systems
• Dan Nott
• internet
• electrical grid
• water
• visual metaphors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lab Out Loud, internet, electrical grid, water

Books & works: Hidden Systems

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