Sir Terry Pratchett - The Science of Discworld
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- The Science of Discworld - with Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen at SCIENCE GALLERY, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in June 2012, as part of Dublin City of Science 2012
"A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."
GNU Terry Pratchett
Hogfather .. I read many of the disc world books but hogfather the book and the show where wonderful ♥️my son who died at 16 introduced me to disc World… I’m now in my 60’s and I think I will go back and reread …. And remember my sweet son and Remember 😢🌹Thank you sir Prachett
Sir Terry Pratchett, the Turtle Knight, the Wielder Of the Eightfold Staff, clad in robes of octarine. He was the ultimate wizard: with just his words and a pinch of imagination, he created an entire world.
Rest well, good Knight.
Rest in Peace, Sir Pratchett.
We'll miss you.
A man, whose very existence made the world a better place. Earth is the poorer for his passing
How wonderful that three such diverse, strong - and BRILLIANT - minds could come together and create something that was far larger than their not inconsiderable selves.
Sir Terry's passing has broken my heart - and I grieve for the loss we all are experiencing at his departure. I would have loved to continue to look forward to yearly publications of his - and his collaborators, whoever they might have been.
Like so many others - Sir Terry's magical work that "made sense" has informed the way I think almost more than any other books I've read or lessons I've learned in my 66 years on this planet. And I would love to have had the opportunity to say "thank you."
The Science of Discworld is a delight. Sir Terry is very much missed but the SOD brings a bit more of him into the present.
I had a philosophical epiphany last night and I'm mentally at a similar place. I've never heard about Terry until now. I feel like I have all the answers....I feel so connected to everything. And there are other people out there....my mind is blown.
These three old white guys have had an effect on my life that I don't think I can ever put into words. I once made quite an arse of myself at a signing by asking Sir Terry what it is like to write books people 'worship', but that wasn't the right word for what I meant, and it was the wrong question to ask. SoD II's description of the importance of stories in what makes us human has shaped my viewpoint ever since, and the world now makes so much more sense. For me, the SoD series have been "that book" that Origin of Species was for Sir Terry.
I don't have a point here, and I don't have a question, but I wanted to say something. so here it is.
You're right that was gibberish.
I could not have done any better, I have since found out that the great man passed away on the 12/3/15 I'm absolutely gobbed smacked. I started the piece but something happened and I had to start again. Well bugger me he's gone....... The only other Author that I would give the time of day to is JRR Tolkien and I never got to speak with him either.
Apparently he started the Disc world series in 1983 and I started reading them in 86. He started and finely honed my sense of the ridiculous, at first I was resistant as I saw his novels as a piss take on the fantasy genre, it took no time at all though till I was well and truly hooked! Reaper man finished it, I have no allegiance to any religion since before or after reading Pratchett but I now don't fear the personification of death since "Reaper man"
To say he changed my life is going a bit far but he certainly improved it and without being too gushy when my first marriage fell apart and I had to deal with all the associated crap. His books which I have read and reread over and over gave me something to laugh at.
I can say he'll be missed by millions. As the librarian would say.
Ook...
The only complaint about this is that it ended. I could have listened forever.
I was filled with joy to listen to these 3 fine minds. Thanks to each for their contribution to making our lives much more interesting and fun. Terry's books are filled with huge and funny insights into human nature. And turtles.
I've been making my way through the discworld series. I absolutely love it. Even though I'm only half way through...bloody brilliant.
Sir Terry has given me such joy
The bits in the last third, where they talk in more general terms about technology, magic and philosophy really brought this alive for me.
Terrific video. Love to see Terry Pratchett making live appearances!
Ian Stewart was a maths professor at the University of Houston when I was a maths graduate student there. It's really nice to see him again! I wish I had aged as well as he has.
Thank you very much for up presenting this fantastic discussion to us, I enjoyed it a lot. I love the way the three of them described the evolution of their collaboration.
R.I.P. Sir Terry...
Damn it! Am I ever going to stop crying. :'(
Terry Pratchett is a legend!
8:30 "I learned a wonderful word, 'privative'. It's when your mum says 'close the window, you're letting the cold in.' ...It makes sense; you open the window and it's colder inside, the cold must have come in."
Other privatives are:
Dark
Sunset
Money
Free will
Beauty
Discworld just makes sense.
they should have turned the books into a documentary series
OMG This is amazing!!!
That's the trouble with great things. In time. They tend to end. I was trying to find a punctuation that's proper for the sentiment. Use a comma or a semicolon instead of the period. Or small caps.
Brilliant! :D
This is good.
RE 30:10 - I don't have a PHD, I'm not that smart, but I did get both my MA degrees by being a stubborn, pig-headed little bugger who argued with his Professors until they gave in & awarded the degrees simply to make me shut up & leave the office.
As a nominally upside down person [Personally I think that the others are upside down] I resent that Comment - Pistols at dawn Sir [or, just in case, Madam].
I'm glad the MC decided to talk as little as possible because what little he said is possibly nothing to talk about
Tough crowd, audience has a minute sense of humour
I'd wager it's the upside down people again!!
R.I.P
Silly buggers!
Who are the two fools who disliked this?
poor terry pratchett at least he is with jesus now
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