Dr. Stone is the newest in a line of Weekly Shounen Jump series that takes the general structure and tropes of a battle shounen (a la Dragon Ball Z or Naruto) and applies them to something new. Shokugeki no Souma does this with food, Boku no Hero Academia does it with Western superheroes, and Dr. Stone is all about science. There are no superpowers or magic spells in the new Stone Age—only cold, hard scientific truths will help our heroes succeed in their mission to rebuild society from the ground up.

But how realistic is the science in this series? If real people were in Senku and company’s situation, would they be able to use the same methods to survive and thrive in a world that’s been untouched by humans for 3700 years? And, if not, does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? Let’s dig deeper into the scientific accuracy of Dr. Stone!

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