#  Randall Munroe, "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems" (Harvard Science Book Talk) 

 



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 **September 3, 2019** 

 07:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

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 **Sanders Theatre**  



 

 



 

####  The bestselling author of *What If? and Thing Explainer*, the science question-and-answer blog "What If," and the beloved webcomic [xkcd](http://xkcd.com/) till talk about his latest book, *How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems*. He will be joined in conversation by **Dr. Kate Darling**, leading expert in Robot Ethics and researcher at the MIT Media Lab.

 For tickets, please contact the Harvard Box Office only:

- in person at the Smith Campus Center (1350 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA 02138)
- over the phone at 617.496.2222
- online at [https://www.boxoffice.harvard.edu/](https://www.boxoffice.harvard.edu/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=harvardbookstore)



 

 

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