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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The Science of Discworld in Books

Nov 25, 2019  
The Science of Discworld
The Science of Discworld
Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen | 2013 | Essays
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
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If there was an award for most misleadingly titled book, this would on the shortlist. Not only is it most definitely not about the science of Discworld, it is also not some sort of shameless cash-in on a well-loved author.

What this book is, then, is a 'popular science' book, dressed up with some (typically amusing) interludes featuring the wizards of Unseen University as they try to understand how our world can work without magic and stories. Pratchett was always keen to educate, and here he tries to condense science into a single volume, using co-authors and science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen to do the hard lifting of explaining the basics and discoveries of physics, chemistry and biology.

The authors try to explain how everything really works, although they do acknowledge there is bound to be simplification (or 'lies to children') as some of the concepts are hugely complex. But it never gets boring or too difficult to read.

A superb book for anyone who just wants to understand a little bit more about science. And I still use the space elevator analogy to this day. A gem of a book, shame about the title.
  
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TacoDave (3841 KP) created a question about The Secret of Monkey Island in Video Games

Apr 1, 2020  
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Did you know that famed science fiction author Orson Scott Card ("Ender's Game") wrote dialogue for this and other Lucasarts adventure games? He specifically wrote the insults for the insult swordfights...
   
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Bong Joon Ho recommended Things to Come (1936) in Movies (curated)

 
Things to Come (1936)
Things to Come (1936)
1936 | Action, International, Classics
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"I’m anxious to find out if I will be as thoroughly excited by the film as I was by H. G. Wells’s science fiction novels when I read them as a youth."

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Elton John recommended If I Built a Car in Books (curated)

 
If I Built a Car
If I Built a Car
Chris Van Dusen | 2007 | Children
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“Old fashioned science-fiction styling meets modern day ingenuity in these highly imaginative books – where a young boy spreads the wings of his mind to rebuild the perfect car, house, and school.”

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