Day: June 23, 2018

Randall Munroe, writer of xkcd, talks about the comic, politics and the internet
Randall Munroe, writer of xkcd, talks about the comic, politics and the internet

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Randall Munroe is the writer of the popular webcomic xkcd. The comic is known for its geeky humor and minimalist drawing style that generally uses stick figures. Munroe worked as a contractor for NASA before writing xkcd full time in 2006. Wikinews reporter Joshua Zelinsky interviewed Munroe at Vericon, Harvard’s annual […]

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Homeopathy proponents jailed for allowing daughter to die
Homeopathy proponents jailed for allowing daughter to die

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 In Sydney, Australia, Thomas and Manju Sam were jailed after being convicted of manslaughter on Monday. The court found they had failed to take their ill daughter to medical appointments, and shunned the effective conventional medical treatments offered. Instead they chose homeopathic ‘alternative’ medical treatments which the medical profession generally considers […]

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