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cover of episode 'What If? 2' is Randall Munroe's second round of answers to absurd questions

'What If? 2' is Randall Munroe's second round of answers to absurd questions

2022/10/5
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Randall Munroe's first book of scientific answers to the absurd questions people have was so popular that he wrote another one. In *What If? 2, *the author and cartoonist answers confusing and often unusual questions submitted by adults – and children – using science and humor. He spoke to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about why it's important to lean into this confusion, and how that actually makes way for curiosity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)