‘Nerd royalty’ BEN GOLDACRE
‘Totally brilliant’ TIM HARFORD
‘Required reading across the world’ NEW YORK TIMES
Funny and fascinating: brilliant for dinner with mates - Graeme le Saux
It will satisfy the curious and arouse curiosity in anyone who's not - and it's got great jokes - IRISH TIMES
An essential holiday companion - NATURE
What If? maintains a delightfully free-wheeling tone throughout, especially when complicated calculations lead to whimsical results. Despite all the hard facts and gigantic numbers, it never feels like a textbook-and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to enjoy it. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
What If? includes old favorites, new inquiries and the mix of expert research and accessible wit that has made Munroe a favorite among both geeks and laymen TIME
[What If?] has solved my annual birthday-present and holiday-gift dilemmas for a large group of people . . . What makes Munroe's work so fantastic is a combination of two elements: his commitment to trying to answer even the weirdest question with solid science, and his undeniable sense of humour. So, here's a "What If?" from me: If everyone on the planet simultaneously bought a copy of this book, stopped what they were doing and read it cover to cover, would modern civilization and our global economy collapse? It's worth trying the experiment. HUFFINGTON POST
Munroe has hit on a wonderful form of science and engineering communication that can do so much-extolling the value of analytical thinking, examining data, and doing back-of-the-envelope calculations-while entertaining readers at the same time . . . an incredibly fun book with quirky, hand-drawn pictures. AMERICAN SCIENTIST
Smart answers to silly questions: Randall Munroe reveals all. GUARDIAN
Brilliant. ROLLING STONE
Thoughtful, scientific, and highly entertaining. PARADE
If you're the kind of person whose brain whizzes with questions, Munroe's book may calm the noise. He's done all the hard work for you. SHORTLIST
XKCD is nerd royalty, the alpha dork, there's no geek more widely cited and loved. BEN GOLDACRE, author of BAD SCIENCE
It's totally brilliant and everyone who matters already knows that! TIM HARFORD, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST
Education should aim to teach people to reason confidently about problems that they have never come across before. This book is a great deal of fun, and a masterclass in such reasoning. Like all the best lessons, you only realise you've learnt something once you've finished it .THE ECONOMIST
