{"product_id":"department-of-mind-blowing-theories-science-cartoons-9781786898050","title":"Department of Mind-Blowing Theories: Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tom Gauld is always funny, but he's funny in a way that makes you feel smarter. Which is especially useful when he's being funny about science' Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dog philosopher questions what it really means to be a 'good boy'. A virtual assistant and a robot-cleaner elope. The undiscovered species and the theoretical particle face existential despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as he did with writers, poets and literary classics in \u003ci\u003eBaking with Kafka\u003c\/i\u003e, Gauld now does with hapless scientists, nanobots, and puzzling theorems - with comic strips funny enough to engage science boffins and novices alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Gauld is always funny, but he's funny in a way that makes you feel smarter. Which is especially useful when he's being funny about science -- NEIL GAIMAN\u003cbr\u003eGauld is my favourite hyper-minimalist brainiac cartoonist, and \u003ci\u003eDepartment Of Mind-Blowing Theories \u003c\/i\u003eis my favourite of his collections so far -- WILLIAM GIBSON\u003cbr\u003eHis work is solace, comfort, guilty pleasure, joy, thrill, pleasure palace . . . In times such as these, someone who can make you forget your troubles, who can make you laugh out loud . . . falls into the national treasure category . . . There quite literally has never been a better time to get on the Gauld wagon *  * Bookmunch *  *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Tom Gauld\u003c\/b\u003e: [Gauld's strips] have become known for their wry, playful erudition *  * New Yorker *  *\u003cbr\u003eGauld's deceptively simple panels and sparse, understated dialogue speak poetically . . . Gauld finds humour and hope - as well as coffee and doughnuts - in his portrait of a fading utopia *  * Guardian *  *\u003cbr\u003eEach single-page piece is a clever, funny, slightly bonkers riff on a literary theme . . . Sublime *  * The Times *  *\u003cbr\u003eA collection of brilliantly off-the-wall cartoons. Ever wondered what \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e clickbait looks like? Or Machiavelli's month planner? Gauld can help *  * Daily Mail on BAKING WITH KAFKA *  *\u003cbr\u003eTom Gauld might just be the Edward Gorey of our time, channelling his wry humour and macabre aesthetic through exquisite black-and-white illustrations -- MARIA POPOVA\u003cbr\u003eTom Gauld's deceptively simple comics hold a mirror to human hypocrisies *  * Huffington Post *  *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best cartoonists around! *  * BoingBoing *  *","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412372463959,"sku":"9781786898050","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786898050.jpg?v=1730516548","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/department-of-mind-blowing-theories-science-cartoons-9781786898050","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}