Tuesday, September 13, at 7pm at Sanders Theatre: Join RANDALL MUNROE—creator of the beloved webcomic xkcd and #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions—for a discussion of the highly anticipated sequel, What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. He will be joined in conversation by JONATHAN ZITTRAIN—professor of law and computer science at Harvard University. Learn more here.
The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the Moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone’s freezer door at the same time? Maybe it’s time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Want to know what would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-story building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.
Harvard Book Store is excited to re-introduce in-person programming this spring! Learn more about the Covid-19 safety protocols and requirements for this event here.
