{"product_id":"department-of-mind-blowing-theories-tom-gauld-9781770463752","title":"Department of Mind-Blowing Theories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA side-splitting skewering of the sober world of STEM \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one is safe when humorist and cartoonist Tom Gauld directs his hilarious gaze to your profession. Just as he did with writers, poets, and literary classics for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e books page, Gauld now does with hapless scientists, nanobots, and puzzling theorems for his weekly \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e strip, the international magazine that covers all aspects of science and technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGauld's \u003ci\u003eDepartment of Mind-Blowing Theories\u003c\/i\u003e presents one hundred and fifty comic strips topical and funny enough to engage any layperson with a rudimentary recall of their old science classes as well as those who consider themselves boffins of the contemporary physical and natural world. A dog philosopher questions what it means to be a 'good boy' while playing fetch  A virtual assistant and a robot-cleaner elope  The undiscovered species and the theoretical particle face existential despair  Facebook commenters debunk Darwin's posting of \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e  Why are there poodles pouring out of this wormhole?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne could hypothesize how Gauld is able to command such quick-witted knowledge of the scientific world however, as these strips prove, Gauld would retaliate with the sharpest of punchlines to that hastily cobbled postulate. Gauld won an Eisner for Best Humor for \u003ci\u003eBaking With Kafka\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDepartment of Mind-Blowing Theories\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to cement his reputation as the foremost authority on joke generating technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Gauld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770463755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770463752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.10h x 8.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2020 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/2020","brand":"Tom Gauld","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051185467647,"sku":"9781770463752","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b9ed8c8-d249-4d69-b76f-2111e0d344b0.jpg?v=1685011592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/department-of-mind-blowing-theories-tom-gauld-9781770463752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}