The Theory of Everything Else
Audiobook
Witty
Light hearted
Unpredictable

The Theory of Everything Else

A collection of the world's most mind-boggling, thought-provoking and downright hilarious theories - by the co-host of the UK's most downloaded podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, Dan Schreiber Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Will we ever travel back in time? Are we being visited by extraterrestrials? Will we ever talk to animals? Are we being told the truth? Are mysterious creatures roaming the Earth? And why, when you're in the shower, does the shower-curtain always billow in towards you? We don't know the answers to any of these questions (that includes the shower-curtain one, which is a mystery that has eluded scientists for decades, and which they are still trying to solve). But don't worry, no matter what questions you have, you can bet on the fact that there is someone (or something) out there, investigating it on your behalf - and this book collects their latest findings. From the Silicon Valley tech billionaires currently trying to work out whether or not the universe is one giant video game simulation; to the self-proclaimed community of Italian time-travellers who are trying to save the world from destruction; The Theory of Everything Else will act as a handbook for those who want to think differently.
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Alistair Shepherd@accudio
4 stars
Jul 21, 2023

Funny and interesting dive into 'batshit'! It tries to be a cohesive narrative but kind of fails so some bits are a bit weird. Overall though very funny and really well written and narrated

+3
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Karolina@fox
4 stars
Jan 7, 2023

I randomly picked up this book and I’m glad I did. Dan’s dedication to go full investigative journalism on complete batshit theories (flat earth doesn’t begin to cut it) and conspiracies was an entertaining, chuckle-worthy read.

+4
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ausra@ausragi
5 stars
Dec 22, 2022
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Ben@bingobongobengo
4 stars
Dec 18, 2023

Highlights

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ausra@ausragi

it's important that we also recognise that maybe the impossible didn't happen. It doesn't mean that 'impossible' things can't happen. It's a weird universe, so they must do. But think again about your soft rock: was it a one-off event lost to time? Or is it something you can re-visit? Is it something that really happened? Or is it, as Eric discovered, just a pile of bullshit?

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ausra@ausragi

Many of us have a 'soft rock', something that we insist happened to us but cannot prove - something unbelievable, something utterly impossible, yet something that seemed so real at the time that it has become a truth to us.