Editing New York Times: Good Question

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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/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.

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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 '''[https://www.nytimes.com/column/good-question-randall-munroe-xkcd unlinked page]''' that offers an incomplete list of Good Question articles). The following tables are intended to correct that omission.

== ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ New York Times columns written and illustrated ''by'' Randall Munroe
! Column !! Headline !! Byline !! Date
|-
! SCIENCE
| [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
| Aug. 13, 2019
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/science/randall-munroe-moon.html If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like?]
| Randall Munroe
| Nov. 12, 2019
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://nytimes.com/2019/12/10/science/earth-size-mass.html Is Earth Getting Bigger Over Time?]
| Randall Munroe
| Dec. 10, 2019
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/science/human-running-speed-quadruped.html How Fast Can a Human Run?]
| Randall Munroe
| Jan. 21, 2020 / Feb. 7, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/science/worst-odor-smell-thioacetone.html What’s the World’s Worst Smell?]
| Randall Munroe
| Feb. 17, 2020 / Feb. 26, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [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
| March 10, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/science/pulsar-xkcd-munroe-stars.html How’s the View From a Spinning Star?]
| Randall Munroe
| April 7, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [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
| May 11, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/science/randall-munroe-question-eggs.html Can You Boil an Egg Too Long?]
| Randall Munroe
| June 9, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/science/neutrinos-snowball-randall-munroe.html Could You Make a Snowball of Neutrinos?]
| Randall Munroe
| July 7, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-temperature.html How Hot Is Too Hot?]
| Randall Munroe
| August 4, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/science/randall-munroe-car-brake-question.html Can You Stop a Car With Your Hand?]
| Randall Munroe
| October 6, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/science/what-makes-sand-soft.html What Makes Sand Soft?]
| Randall Munroe
| November 9, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/science/randall-munroe-question-popcorn.html Will My Popcorn Explode?]
| Randall Munroe
| December 29, 2020
|-
! GOOD QUESTION
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/science/randall-munroe-candle-xkcd.html Where Does a Candle Go When It Burns?]
| Randall Munroe
| April 26, 2021
|}

== ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ New York Times columns ''about'' Randall Munroe
! Column !! Headline !! Byline !! Date
|-
! LINK BY LINK
| [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/business/media/26link.html This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix]
| Noam Cohen
| May 26, 2008
|-
! BITS
| [https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/techs-favorite-cartoonist-enters-mainstream-publishing/ Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing]
| Noam Cohen
| March 14, 2014
|-
! SCIENCE
| [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
| Nov. 3, 2014
|-
! BOOKS
| [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
| Nov. 23, 2015
|-
! SCIENCE
| [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
| March 21, 2016
|-
! SCIENCE
| [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&nbsp;Explainer}}''')
| March 21, 2016
|-
! BOOKS
| [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
|}

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