New York Times: Good Question
Good Question is a column written by Randall in the Science section of the New York Times, beginning in November 2019. The columns give serious answers to science questions, illustrated in the style of xkcd. Unlike for many of their other regular columnists, the New York Times does not provide a link to the byline "Randall Munroe", but they offer an incomplete list of Good Question articles. The following tables are intended to display every article, including the missing ones.
Note that, unlike xkcd, The New York Times content is protected by copyright. To view its articles, register for a free account and to access a limited number of articles.
Columns written and illustrated by Randall[edit]
| Column | Headline | Byline | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Question | How Long Is the Drive to the Edge of the Universe? | Randall Munroe | September 12, 2022 |
| Good Question | Shark or Orca: Which Should You Fear More? | Randall Munroe | August 15, 2022 |
| Good Question | How Many Languages Could a Child Speak? | Randall Munroe | June 14, 2022 |
| 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 |
Columns about Randall[edit]
| 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 |
