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01623aam a2200241Ii 4500 001 3AEAC7701DA211EBB246B60B2BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201103010012 008 200303s2020 cau e 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1631527371 : PAP 020 $a 9781631527371 : PAP 035 $a (OCoLC)1142704237 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d APL $d LE# $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Pedersen, Laura, $e author. 245 12 $a A theory of everything else : $b essays / $c Laura Pedersen. 264 1 $a Berkeley, CA : $b She Writes Press, $c 2020. 300 $a 307 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "Leaving string theory, galaxy clusters, and supersymmetry to the Quantum Computer and Hadron Collider crowd, Pedersen has taken up the rest; that is, A Theory of Everything Else (ToEE), based on her own groundbreaking experiences as a dog walker, camp counselor, and Bingo caller. Why, she ponders in one essay, are thousands are perishing as a result of assault weapons, carbon emissions, forest fires, pesticides, and processed foods, yet lawn darts were banned in the 1980s after two people died? In A Theory of Everything Else, Pedersen resolves the conundrum of why, despite having superior vision, there are no see-eye cats. She demonstrates how life can appear to grind us down while it's actually polishing us up, and why in Manhattan it's best to gender identify with the restroom that has the shortest line"--Back cover. 941 $a 2 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20201202011117.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20201103010510.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3AEAC7701DA211EBB246B60B2BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search