The webcomic XKCD is pure, distilled geekiness. Cartoonist Randall Munroe calls XKCD “a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” It is all of that and more: science, computer programming, ...

Randall Munroe, the creator of the popular Internet comic xkcd, which tackles science, math, language, and other lofty subjects with humor and stick figure drawings, will soon have his work featured ...

XKCD’s Randall Munroe is turning What If? – his fantastic series of “serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions” –into a book, to be published this September by Houghton Mifflin.

Join a nuclear engineer as they react to one of XKCD's most fascinating thought experiments. Explore the science, physics, and real-world reasoning behind the question of what would happen if the ...

For most people not directly involved in the study of science, anything scientific- or technology-related can be intriguing and intimidating. Almost prohibitively so. Even for those attempting to stay ...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is collaborating with Mr. Munroe to incorporate parts of “Thing Explainer” into the next editions of high school science textbooks. Related Article May 13, 2025 Advertisement ...

If you were bored to tears in high school science classes, these could be the books you wish you had. On March 21, the New York Times reported that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is publishing a flotilla ...