I cannot believe I have just now discovered the Explain xkcd wiki. Randall Munroe’s xkcd comic about science and technology is wonderful, but my academic background isn’t always sufficient to ...

On Wednesday, XKCD creator Randall Munroe announced that he's written a book. Within 24 hours, the book — scheduled for a September release — was a bestseller on Amazon. So, as of now, he's only two ...

Remember that giant, expansive, awesome xkcd comic that was packed full of video game references? https://kotaku.com/can-you-spot-all-the-gaming-references-in-todays ...

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 ...

It's a clumsy Monday and we're all tired, but one thing's for certain: those xkcd comics rule. Molly Wood was an executive editor at CNET, author of the Molly Rants blog, and host of the tech show, ...

Several decades ago, it took a stand-up comedian like Steven Wright to work in shades of the brilliantly surreal when he deadpanned: “It’s a small world. But I wouldn’t want to paint it.” Today, it ...

If you’ve ever been late to an appointment due to missing a notification, you may want to sign onto Adam Engst’s proposal that Apple add persistent alarm-style notifications to its operating systems.

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