Stephen Hawking is perhaps the finest mind alive on the planet. Still, it’s nice to hear he occasionally shares the worries of the rest of us. In a recent interview with New Scientist, he was asked what he thought about most during the day. His answer? “Women. They are a complete mystery.” [New Scientist; Image: lwpkommunikacio]
Sometimes who you work with can be just as important as the job itself. And if physics is your passion the opportunity of a lifetime has just popped up, as Stephen Hawking is now looking for a new assistant. More »
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If you’re not watching the new series The Trip on BBC2 – say, because you’re anywhere else on the planet – then you’re missing out. Here’s star Steve Coogan, talking to co-star Rob Brydon in the voice of our favourite astrophysicist. More »
Hawking’s covered the end of the world, now he’s examining the beginning—writing “It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going”. The Big Bang was a certainty. [Reuters] More »
Stephen Hawking, brilliant astrophysicist and nefarious alien doomsday prophet, is again atop his soapbox preaching the end of humanity should we not board spaceships and colonise the solar system and beyond. More »
Stephen Hawking, brilliant scientist, has a simple message for humanity when it comes to contacting ET: Shut up. No, really. The pessimistic view arrives alongside his new documentary, wherein he warns we’d be the Native Americans to aliens’ Chris Columbus. More »
