
Vojta Hybl
Geologist and science illustrator who authored Rocks: A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell (Frances Lincoln, 2026); discusses rock identification, formation processes, and illustration-based science communication.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 37min
Vojta Hybl, "Rocks: A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell" (Frances Lincoln, 2026)
Vojta Hybl, geologist and science illustrator who makes geology approachable through art. He walks through how to identify over 100 rock types and why we are 'rock blind'. Short practical ID tips like vinegar tests, plus surprising stories on carbonatite, umber, pseudotachylite and anthropic rocks. A lively take on seeing everyday stones as clues to deep Earth processes.

Mar 30, 2026 • 37min
Vojta Hybl, "Rocks: A Guide to the Stones Around Us and the Stories They Tell" (Frances Lincoln, 2026)
Vojta Hybl, a geologist and science illustrator, introduces his illustrated field guide to over 100 rock types. He talks about rock identification tricks, why people overlook stones, and how art can reconnect us to geology. Short, vivid stories cover igneous diversity, volcaniclastic rocks, sedimentary records, metamorphism, anthropic stones, and glacial ice.


