Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

Randall Munroe: XKCD Cartoonist, Author, & Physicist

Sep 5, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Randall Munro: A Webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, and Language
01:46 • 2min
3
Did Your Parents Encourage You When You Were a Kid?
04:07 • 3min
4
Is Science and Technology a Thing to Be Curious About?
06:41 • 5min
5
How Do You Deal With the Weird Charts?
11:30 • 4min
6
Writing Science Columns Is Harder Than Science Writing
15:40 • 3min
7
Science Writing - It's Easier Than You Think
18:38 • 2min
8
Is There a Gender Component to Science Writing?
20:10 • 3min
9
Is There a Bias in Science Fiction?
23:10 • 2min
10
XKCD
24:40 • 4min
11
How Science Works in a Humane Way
28:29 • 3min
12
Is Your Science Collaborative?
31:02 • 5min
13
Are You a Physicist or a Cartoonist?
36:01 • 5min
14
XKCD - What's the Progression?
41:09 • 4min
15
What If? Um, Yeah. And I'm Waiting for My, Uh, Second What if Book
45:29 • 5min
16
Are You Curious About Science or Calculation?
50:16 • 4min
17
Why Is the Sky Blue the Answer?
53:54 • 4min
18
Tribal Lumenescence Is Like a Bolt of Lightning
57:25 • 3min
19
What Do You Do in Your Free Time?
01:00:30 • 2min
20
The Second Most Famous Comic, Uh, Physics Major, Physicist Turned Comic
01:02:16 • 2min
21
Is There Such a Powerful Gravity in Science and Technology?
01:04:14 • 2min
22
What's the Most Fascinating Thing to Tell?
01:05:45 • 2min
23
I Wish I Had That Superpower That I Could Just Wipe Away Imposter Syndrome
01:07:46 • 3min