Randall Munroe's Absurd Scientific Advice For Real-World Problems
Short Wave · NPR
October 20, 202010m 36s
Show Notes
Randall Munroe, the cartoonist behind the popular Internet comic xkcd, finds complicated solutions to simple, real-world problems. In the process, he reveals a lot about science and why the real world is sometimes even weirder than we expect. His latest book is called How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems. (Encore episode.)
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