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| − | '''Good Question''' is a more-or-less monthly column written by '''[[Randall|Randall Munroe]]''' in the '''[https://www.nytimes.com/section/ | + | '''Good Question''' is a more-or-less monthly column written by '''[[Randall|Randall Munroe]]''' in the '''[https://www.nytimes.com/section/Science Science section of the New York Times]''', beginning in November 2019. The columns give serious answers to Science questions, illustrated in Munroe's inimitable style. |
{{notice|'''The New York Times website ordinarily requires registration, and its content is always protected by copyright.''' Most particularly it is ''not'' under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License] the way [[xkcd]] is. The good news: anyone can register for a free digital subscription to the New York Times, with access to 'recent' Science articles among some others, but outside of that only five articles per month. See [https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/info/help/freesearch.html Free Articles].}} | {{notice|'''The New York Times website ordinarily requires registration, and its content is always protected by copyright.''' Most particularly it is ''not'' under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License] the way [[xkcd]] is. The good news: anyone can register for a free digital subscription to the New York Times, with access to 'recent' Science articles among some others, but outside of that only five articles per month. See [https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/info/help/freesearch.html Free Articles].}} | ||
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! Column !! Headline !! Byline !! Date | ! Column !! Headline !! Byline !! Date | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/Science/randall-munroe-candle-xkcd.html Where Does a Candle Go When It Burns?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| April 26, 2021 | | April 26, 2021 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/Science/randall-munroe-question-popcorn.html Will My Popcorn Explode?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| December 29, 2020 | | December 29, 2020 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/Science/what-makes-sand-soft.html What Makes Sand Soft?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| November 9, 2020 | | November 9, 2020 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/Science/randall-munroe-car-brake-question.html Can You Stop a Car With Your Hand?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| October 6, 2020 | | October 6, 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/Science/randall-munroe-xkcd-temperature.html How Hot Is Too Hot?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| August 4, 2020 | | August 4, 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/Science/neutrinos-snowball-randall-munroe.html Could You Make a Snowball of Neutrinos?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| July 7, 2020 | | July 7, 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/Science/randall-munroe-question-eggs.html Can You Boil an Egg Too Long?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| June 9, 2020 | | June 9, 2020 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/Science/traffic-barrier-rice-krispies.html What’s the Sweetest, Crispiest Way to Stay Safe in a Car Crash?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| May 11, 2020 | | May 11, 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/Science/pulsar-xkcd-munroe-stars.html How’s the View From a Spinning Star?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| April 7, 2020 | | April 7, 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://nytimes.com/2020/03/10/ | + | | [https://nytimes.com/2020/03/10/Science/question-randall-munroe-bobsled-gravity.html What if Galileo Had Dropped Bobsleds From the Tower of Pisa?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| March 10, 2020 | | March 10, 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/Science/worst-odor-smell-thioacetone.html What’s the World’s Worst Smell?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| Feb. 17, 2020 / Feb. 26, 2020 | | Feb. 17, 2020 / Feb. 26, 2020 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/Science/human-running-speed-quadruped.html How Fast Can a Human Run?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| Jan. 21, 2020 / Feb. 7, 2020 | | Jan. 21, 2020 / Feb. 7, 2020 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://nytimes.com/2019/12/10/ | + | | [https://nytimes.com/2019/12/10/Science/earth-size-mass.html Is Earth Getting Bigger Over Time?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| Dec. 10, 2019 | | Dec. 10, 2019 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Good Question |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/Science/randall-munroe-moon.html If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like?] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| Nov. 12, 2019 | | Nov. 12, 2019 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Science |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/Science/what-makes-a-red-sky-at-night-and-at-morning.html What Makes a Red Sky at Night (and at Morning)] |
| Randall Munroe | | Randall Munroe | ||
| Aug. 13, 2019 | | Aug. 13, 2019 | ||
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! Column !! Headline !! Byline !! Date | ! Column !! Headline !! Byline !! Date | ||
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| [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/books/review/randall-munroe-by-the-book-interview.html Randall Munroe Loves Outdated Views of the Future] | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/books/review/randall-munroe-by-the-book-interview.html Randall Munroe Loves Outdated Views of the Future] | ||
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| Nov. 14, 2019 | | Nov. 14, 2019 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Science |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/18/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/18/Science/document-Munroepages.html Randall Munroe of ‘XKCD’ Explains the Human Body, Elevators and the Saturn 5] |
| (Actual pages from '''{{w|Thing_Explainer|Thing Explainer}}''') | | (Actual pages from '''{{w|Thing_Explainer|Thing Explainer}}''') | ||
| March 21, 2016 | | March 21, 2016 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Science |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/Science/randall-munroe-xkcd-Science-textbook.html Randall Munroe, XKCD Creator, Goes Back to High School] |
| Kenneth Chang | | Kenneth Chang | ||
| March 21, 2016 | | March 21, 2016 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Books |
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/books/randall-munroe-explains-it-all-for-us.html Randall Munroe Explains It All for Us] | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/books/randall-munroe-explains-it-all-for-us.html Randall Munroe Explains It All for Us] | ||
| Alexandra Alter | | Alexandra Alter | ||
| Nov. 23, 2015 | | Nov. 23, 2015 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Science |
| − | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/04/ | + | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/04/Science/randall-munroe-the-creator-of-xkcd-explains-complexity-through-absurdity.html He’s Glad You Asked] |
| Kenneth Chang | | Kenneth Chang | ||
| Nov. 3, 2014 | | Nov. 3, 2014 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Books |
| [https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/techs-favorite-cartoonist-enters-mainstream-publishing/ Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing] | | [https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/techs-favorite-cartoonist-enters-mainstream-publishing/ Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing] | ||
| Noam Cohen | | Noam Cohen | ||
| March 14, 2014 | | March 14, 2014 | ||
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| − | ! | + | ! Link by Link |
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/business/media/26link.html This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix] | | [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/business/media/26link.html This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix] | ||
| Noam Cohen | | Noam Cohen | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 2 December 2021
Good Question is a more-or-less monthly column written by Randall Munroe in the Science section of the New York Times, beginning in November 2019. The columns give serious answers to Science questions, illustrated in Munroe's inimitable style.
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The New York Times website ordinarily requires registration, and its content is always protected by copyright. Most particularly it is not under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License the way xkcd is. The good news: anyone can register for a free digital subscription to the New York Times, with access to 'recent' Science articles among some others, but outside of that only five articles per month. See Free Articles. |
Unlike for many of their other regular columnists, the New York Times does not provide a clickable link either on the byline Randall Munroe or on the column title Good Question (though there is an unlinked page that offers an incomplete list of Good Question articles). The following tables are intended to correct that omission.
| Column | Headline | Byline | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Question | Where Does a Candle Go When It Burns? | Randall Munroe | April 26, 2021 |
| Good Question | Will My Popcorn Explode? | Randall Munroe | December 29, 2020 |
| Good Question | What Makes Sand Soft? | Randall Munroe | November 9, 2020 |
| Good Question | Can You Stop a Car With Your Hand? | Randall Munroe | October 6, 2020 |
| Good Question | How Hot Is Too Hot? | Randall Munroe | August 4, 2020 |
| Good Question | Could You Make a Snowball of Neutrinos? | Randall Munroe | July 7, 2020 |
| Good Question | Can You Boil an Egg Too Long? | Randall Munroe | June 9, 2020 |
| Good Question | What’s the Sweetest, Crispiest Way to Stay Safe in a Car Crash? | Randall Munroe | May 11, 2020 |
| Good Question | How’s the View From a Spinning Star? | Randall Munroe | April 7, 2020 |
| Good Question | What if Galileo Had Dropped Bobsleds From the Tower of Pisa? | Randall Munroe | March 10, 2020 |
| Good Question | What’s the World’s Worst Smell? | Randall Munroe | Feb. 17, 2020 / Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Good Question | How Fast Can a Human Run? | Randall Munroe | Jan. 21, 2020 / Feb. 7, 2020 |
| Good Question | Is Earth Getting Bigger Over Time? | Randall Munroe | Dec. 10, 2019 |
| Good Question | If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like? | Randall Munroe | Nov. 12, 2019 |
| Science | What Makes a Red Sky at Night (and at Morning) | Randall Munroe | Aug. 13, 2019 |
| Column | Headline | Byline | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Randall Munroe Loves Outdated Views of the Future | -- | Nov. 14, 2019 |
| Science | Randall Munroe of ‘XKCD’ Explains the Human Body, Elevators and the Saturn 5 | (Actual pages from Thing Explainer) | March 21, 2016 |
| Science | Randall Munroe, XKCD Creator, Goes Back to High School | Kenneth Chang | March 21, 2016 |
| Books | Randall Munroe Explains It All for Us | Alexandra Alter | Nov. 23, 2015 |
| Science | He’s Glad You Asked | Kenneth Chang | Nov. 3, 2014 |
| Books | Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing | Noam Cohen | March 14, 2014 |
| Link by Link | This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix | Noam Cohen | May 26, 2008 |
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