Darwin's Watch
2005 • 354 pages

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'Darwin's Watch' weaves together a fast-paced Discworld novelette with cutting-edge scientific commentary on the evolution and development of the human mind, culture, language, art and science. The result is an original view of the world we live in.


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#3 in Science of Discworld

Science of Discworld is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, and Terry Pratchett.

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The Science of Discworld
#2
The Globe
#3
Darwin's Watch
#4
The Science of Discworld IV

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A better text on the philosophy of science than anything I read in university. Paley's watchmaker isn't dismissed or treated with derision but rather an essential ingredient for understanding any theoretical breakthrough: context (with jokes!).

December 26, 2022