Surviving the World is a photo-based webcomic by professor Lucas Landherr, under the pseudonym Dante Shepherd. Taglined "Daily Lessons in Science, Literature, Love and Life," Surviving the World ran from 2008 to 2018. The webcomic consists of individual photographs of Landherr standing next to chalkboard, delivering humorous "life lessons". Surviving the World reached broad success, amassing millions of page views and helping Landherr through his education.