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    The Science of Discworld
    Audiobook13 hours

    The Science of Discworld

    Written by Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett and Ian Stewart

    Narrated by Stephen Briggs and Michael Fenton Stevens

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    About this audiobook

    Not just another science audiobook and not just another Discworld novella, The Science of Discworld is a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction and fact, that offers a wizard's-eye view of our world that will forever change how you look at the universe.

    Can Unseen University's eccentric wizards and orangutan Librarian possibly shed any useful light on hard, rational Earthly science?

    In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett's original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJun 3, 2014
    ISBN9780804193450
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    The Science of Discworld
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    Jack Cohen

    Jack Cohen graduated Pepperdine University with a degree in Engineering Management, and Lindenwood College with a master’s degree in business. He taught troubleshooting of complex electronic systems to Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corp technicians making complex systems easy to understand. He taught classes throughout the United States, and in Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The Marines in Vietnam made him an honorary Marine. In 1986, he became one of the founders of a synagogue in St. Peters, Missouri where he volunteered as a teacher for years. He thoroughly enjoyed that experience... Not only teaching, but also learning as he prepared his weekly curriculums. He has now published books because of those curriculums and that preparation. Love Is In The Air is a short story that parents will enjoy reading to their children ages 5 and up. Teenagers and adults will love this story and they will pass it on to their loved ones and friends.

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    • 5/5
      Bugrit..!.....I came to write my review and find that austcrimefiction (below) has written exactly what I wanted to say about the book already (except for her last para' , of course).A brilliant read that needs reading twice to take in some of the science.
    • 4/5
      I finished rereading this yesterday. I can't say I enjoyed it as much as the first Science of Discworld book, but the overview of evolution and tidbits about Darwin are good, and the story of how the wizards of Unseen University intervene in the affairs of their little Round World project is entertaining.
    • 4/5
      it was quite a bit different from what a Pratchett novel usually imparts but I enjoyed it and learned a bit in the process.
      looking forward to the next in the series.
    • 4/5
      Subtle humour, some interesting insights into evolution, cosmology, science in general, even timetravel.What I did not like was the chapter about how great Victorian England was. I do not doubt, that what the authors explain there is right, it is just boring to read about three pages worth of information on over ten, especially, if the information is not really relevant.I like the "intelligent design" bashing, though. :-)
    • 5/5
      Despite the title the science covered here ranges far beyond evolution. Much space is given over to discussions of time travel, parallel universes and cosmology, including one of the best summaries for the layman of string theory - not just what it is, but why it seems to work better than other theories.At the heart of the book is Charles Darwin and in revolution in thinking that he sparked. The book ends with an examination of Victorian society and concludes that Darwin's great insight was an almost inevitable part of an ongoing process.The alternating chapters written by Pratchett and Stewart and Cohen are equally wonderful. The humour is funny and the science engaging.