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Randall Munroe is a cartoonist, engineer, scientific theorist, and author best known as the creator of webcomic xkcd. He was raised Quaker in Pennsylvania, graduated with a degree in physics from Christopher Newport University, and once worked as a contract roboticist and programmer for NASA. He now lives in Boston, where he writes xkcd full-time.

Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

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Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? …

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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

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Cartoonist, mathmatician, and constant question asker, Randall Munroe follows up his New York Times Best Sellers What…

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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about…

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