[Randall Munroe] certainly understands the power of graphical representation of data. The humorous plots in his xkcd webcomic are one of the favorite parts for many readers. Their distinctive, ...

I don't want to offend anyone (well, at least not in this case), but maybe I should check on Randall's description in this "What If" post. In the post, Randall describes how a Cessna would fly on ...

In 2005, Randall Munroe – then a physics student at university in Virginia – started scanning the doodles he’d been scribbling in lectures, drawing square boxes around them and uploading them to a ...

Randall Munroe’s xkcd comic tackles a range of popular science topics with an enlightening and humorous approach. XKCD via Wikicommons For those seeking to deny the realities of climate change, a ...

For more than a decade, Randall Munroe’s web comic xkcd came with a disclaimer attached: Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor ...

In this video, a nuclear engineer analyzes the concept of powering a computer through typing, as illustrated by an XKCD comic. The video delves into the science and feasibility behind such an idea, ...

Say the name Randall Munroe to your average internet literate, and they might not recognize it. But they’ll certainly recognize the hundreds upon hundreds of stick figures he’s drawn over the 14 years ...

Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of privacy and cybersecurity tools from July 2019 to January 2023. As a data-driven investigative journalist on the software and services ...

Today, fans of the webcomic xkcd woke up to a delightful surprise. Cartoonist Randall Munroe designed a giant world that can be explored in the comic by clicking and dragging. Why did he do it?

Last week, Austria-based Swarovski Optik introduced the AX Visio 10×32 binoculars, which the company says can identify over 9,000 species of birds and mammals using image recognition technology. The ...