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If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to be human, a new exhibition in Spain may have just the thing for you.
"Science, Innovation and a lot of Humour" is a collection of more than 200 cartoons by cartoonists from more than 30 countries, all signed by scientists and researchers, and it's designed "to raise awareness of the relevance of graphic humor as a vehicle for explaining science," the exhibit's curator says in a press release.
The cartoons, which run from June 12 to July 25, were inspired by " discoveries, research, and scientists signed by comedians from more than 30 countries and from different periods that highlight how humor can become a vehicle capable of integrating knowledge and cultural, environmental, and social values," the press release says.
"Humour is an essential part of our culture, and although it uses tools that are the opposite of those used by science, in this exhibition it is used as an ally to show advances and innovations and their implications in our lives in an understandable way, and it is also used as an engine to encourage critical thinking," the exhibit's curator tells the BBC.
The Guardian reports that the show, which is being put on by the Port Authority of Valencia and the Quevedo
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