Corey's review
The Science of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett
Corey's review
The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Corey's review
rating:
bookshelves:
science,
thoughts-and-studies
This is not about how "science" works in Diskworld, as the author says "that would be silly". It is a walk-through of scientific discoveries and conceptions of cosmology taken from an outside perspective (the lens of the Diskworld magicians in their parallel academia).
It is about how human narratives and expectations channel how and what we study, how we perceive our results, and what our expectations are. It is about how we are taught science, what he calls "lies-to-children" and how we maintain them, and many other things besides.
It is about how human narratives and expectations channel how and what we study, how we perceive our results, and what our expectations are. It is about how we are taught science, what he calls "lies-to-children" and how we maintain them, and many other things besides.
