The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage into the World of the Weird

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A collection of the world’s most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories by the co-host of the hit podcast No Such Thing as a Fish, Dan Schreiber.

The Theory of Everything Else is a warm, charming light hearted look at the strange, the odd, the weird and well, the downright batshit. This book is a testament to how unorthodox thinking has often been at the forefront of science and the development of humanity. How some of the people regarded as our "greatest mind" had many crazy theories: some that brought innovation, and some that were arguably "bat shit" and maybe taken too far. Where would the world be without these eccentric thinkers?If the authors are serious, this is a silly, distasteful book. If they are not, it’s a brilliant satire. A pleasure. ... Suitable for beach reading or for mainlining before a dinner party." —Dan Piepenbring, New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman.

Io da piccola pensavo che di notte la Terra si scoperchiasse dal suo cappuccio celeste per lasciare spazio al cielo blu della notte e che per piovere la procedura fosse più o meno quella espressa dal cuoco neo climatologo, o meglio, ci fosse un cappuccio pieno di acqua. Poi non riuscendo mai ad assistere all’esatto momento del cambio di coperchio ho lasciato stare questa mirabolante idea. The authors have created a sort of anti-Book of Virtues in this encyclopedic compendium of the ways and means of power. In queste storie splende come il giorno che anche gli uomini di scienza (veri) incappavano in assurde teorie solo perché non riuscivano a capire il mondo, così come è chiaro che sicuramente anche ora staranno pensando a qualche teoria sbagliata ignari di dati di cui forse beneficeranno i posteri. Teorie assurde, tipo che il Titanic sarebbe affondato per colpa dei viaggiatori nel tempo, o che le piante in vaso potessero essere usate come testimoni oculari di delitti.

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A cheerful collection of paranormal phenomena, correct prophecies, alien encounters, and unlikely historical events. 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. Alternately admiring and critical, unvarnished, and a closely detailed account of a troubled innovator. In The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World of the Weird, comedian and co-host of the “No Such Thing as a Fish” podcast Dan Schreiber takes peculiar theories about some of life’s greatest mysteries and spins them into nonstop hilarity. Many of the ideas presented here are so implausible—such as the hypothesis that time travelers sank the Titanic—that Schreiber starts with a disclaimer, a suggestion that readers should “let the ideas alter your universe for a few seconds . . . but for God’s sake, don’t believe in a single one of them.” In fact, he uses the word batshit over and over to describe these unconventional beliefs and bizarre encounters, while also demonstrating that investigating such baffling notions (whether to solve them, prove them or disprove them) is often what leads people to discover something closer to the truth. Dan is well-known from the "no such things as a fish" podcast, where he is often explores crazy theories with his fellow hosts. In this book he takes a very factual and complete approach, but with all of the passion that he puts forward in the podcast.The writing was however under par, which I didn’t expect from Dan Schreiber, being a No Such Thing as a Fish fan. It felt like a book full of “have you heard of this? O wait, this is fun as well! And now I’m thinking of ghosts. And of presidents. Have you heard of …”. Many of the chapters and anecdotes did not really feel rounded, without a clear purpose. 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 Dan Schreiber collects their latest findings. Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Did life on Earth begin after a badly tidied-up picnic? Was it just an iceberg that sank the Titanic? Are authors stealing their plotlines from the future? Will we ever talk to animals? And why, when you’re in the shower, does the shower curtain always billow in towards you? Insomma, il suggerimento iniziale di questo saggio è “Fate quello che volete nel vostro privato, ma quando le conseguenze delle vostre idee non riguardano soltanto voi, attenti a credere sulla fiducia.”

I do sometimes think I’ve predicted what will happen that day (usually something that was very likely to happen anyway - we don’t talk about that). And I did try a Ouija board once and definitely still kind of think it worked (it knew the name of my dead grandma which no one else in the room knew). Let me also mention that the audiobook (read by the author himself) is a really fun way to experience this book. One of the country’s most astute legal scholars explains how American political culture disempowers ordinary citizens and makes the case for a reinvigorated democracy A warts-and-all portrait of the famed techno-entrepreneur—and the warts are nearly beyond counting.I'm a big fan of raccoons... and my jaw dropped to the floor of the bookstore when I saw the cover artwork.