Title: Thing Explainer
Description: The creator of the webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and just ten hundred common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.
Subjects: Science, Technology, Miscellanea, Science, popular works, Science, miscellanea, nyt:advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous=2015-12-13, New York Times bestseller, Basic English, Readers