The Science of Discworld II: The Globe
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The Science of Discworld II: The Globe
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Published | 2002 |
| Pages | 368 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Pratchett with the mathematician Ian Stewart and the biologist Jack Cohen, arguing that humans are less Homo sapiens than Pan narrans, the storytelling chimpanzee — that narrative, not reason, is the species’ distinctive cognitive equipment. Alternating chapters of fiction and science. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @SpencrGreenberg — named in the thread answering “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?”, June 2025. Full list: A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet).
Connections
- Storytelling — the book’s thesis: narrative as the human cognitive adaptation.
- Science — popular science written as an argument with a novel attached.
- Open Source Knowledge — the format exists to smuggle real science past the reader’s resistance.
- A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.