Jack S. Cohen Knihy

They know the creatures who lived there escaped the impending Big Freeze by inventing the space elevator - they even intervened to rid the planet of a plague of elves, who attempted to divert humanity onto a different time track. Can the God of Evolution come to humanity's aid and ensure Darwin writes a very different book?

Acclaimed The Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the wizards of Discworld.

When a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic. The Universe, of course, is our own. And Roundworld is Earth. As the wizards watch their accidental creation grow, we follow the story of our universe from the primal singularity of the Big Bang to the internet and beyond

The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series deals with the really big questions: God, the Universe and Everything Else. Pratchett's brilliant new Discworld story JUDGEMENT DAY is annotated with very big footnotes (interleaving chapters) by mathematician Ian Stewart and biologist Jack Cohen, to bring you a mind-mangling combination of fiction, science and philosophy.

The first half of this book is a witty primer, a guided tour of the Islands of Truth that maps out everything you need to know about science from Newton to the present. The second half dives into the Oceans of Ignorance that surround what is known. Filled with anecdotes, diagrams, and colorful everyday examples, it is certain to make people look at the world in a new way.

Exploring the evolution of intelligence, culture, and the human mind, this popular science work delves into the intricate connections between these elements. The bestselling authors present compelling insights and engaging narratives that illuminate how our cognitive abilities have developed over time, shaping societies and individual behaviors. The book offers a thought-provoking examination of the interplay between biology and culture, making complex concepts accessible and intriguing for readers interested in the science of human development.

The discovery of wheeled objects buried in the icy surface of Jupiter's eighth moon leads to the even more bizarre revelation that Jupiter is in fact populated by a mysterious race of aliens. Reprint.