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Department of Mind-Blowing Theories

by Tom Gauld

2020•Drawn and Quarterly•EN
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Department of Mind-Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld

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“My theory is better than your theory because mine has a cool name.”

Scientists are just as prone to pettiness and vanity as the rest of us. They spend years on a project just to get petty revenge on a rival.

Research can feel like a labyrinth where you lose your senses. You start looking for truth and end up arguing with a sentient cloud.

“I have been programmed to feel an appropriate amount of shame.”

The future of technology looks a lot like our current mess. Robots will probably just have existential crises while folding our laundry.

Academic funding is a dark comedy. Brilliant minds waste their best years begging for scraps to study invisible particles.

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Published
2020
Publisher
Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN
9781770463752
Language
EN

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