The Science of Discworld IV

De: Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen

Narrado por: Michael Fenton

The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, and this time around dealing with the really big questions, Terry Pratchett’s brilliant new Discworld story Judgement Day is annotated with very big footnotes (the interleaving chapters) by mathematician Ian Stewart and biologist Jack Cohen, to bring you a mind-mangling combination of fiction, cutting-edge science and philosophy.

Marjorie Daw is a librarian, and takes her job – and indeed the truth of words – very seriously. She doesn’t know it, but her world and ours – Roundworld – is in big trouble. On Discworld, a colossal row is brewing…The Wizards of Unseen University feel responsible for Roundworld (as one would for a pet gerbil). After all, they brought it into existence by bungling an experiment in Quantum ThaumoDynamics. But legal action is being brought against them by Omnians, who say that the Wizards’ god-like actions make a mockery of their noble religion.

As the finest legal brains in Discworld (a zombie and a priest) gird their loins to do battle – and when the Great Big Thing in the High Energy Magic Laboratory is switched on – Marjorie Daw finds herself thrown across the multiverse and right in the middle of the whole explosive affair.

As God, the Universe and, frankly, Everything Else is investigated by the trio, you can expect world-bearing elephants, quantum gravity in the Escher-verse, evolutionary design, eternal inflation, dark matter, disbelief systems – and an in-depth study of how to invent a better mousetrap.

©2013 Terry and Lyn Pratchett, Joat Enterprises and Jack Cohen 2013 (P)2013 Random House Audiobooks

Perfect, as usual

This book, and all the rest in the series, ought to be mandatory in schools. The balance between humor and rigorous science makes it both easy to read and educational. Ook!

A classic theology of atheism. Pick what suits

Methodology that is encased in the exact thing it portrays to abhor. Decides all religious leanings are the same and is, as pompous as could be.

Loved the 'make-believe' Discworld bits, but the arrogance of perceived intellect, from the 'factual' interludes was embarrassing.

'can't explain the basics' Dawkins, would be proud.

Mostly just condesending

Instead of scientifically exploring the fascinating subject of religion with a genuine interest it spends most of the time talking about how god(s) isn't real in a condescending manner.

The discworld story is very short and the plot is shallow. It still has some good bits though.