
Department of Mind-Blowing Theories
Department of Mind-Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld
Insights from Department of Mind-Blowing Theories
“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.
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Drawn and Quarterly
- ISBN
- 9781770463752
- Language
- EN