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Stephen Hawking: Women Are A Complete Mystery

6:00AM January 6, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

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]


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Got What It Takes To Work For Stephen Hawking?

3:30AM December 31, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

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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This Is What Stephen Hawking Thinks About Heaven

11:00AM May 17, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Stephen Hawking says heaven is just a fairy tale for those scared of death. If that means there’s no hell, I’d be sad. There’s always BBQs and cold beer in hell – and everyone knows all the words to the songs. More »


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The Best Of The Year In Space

8:20AM December 28, 2010 | Gizmodo Staff

It’s been a big year for the space sciences. The first privately-held spacecraft orbited our world, the blackest material in history was created, researchers expanded the list of possible sources of life threefold; and that was just in December. More »


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Stephen Hawking, Insult Comic

11:20AM November 10, 2010 | Jason Chen

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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 »


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Stephen Hawking: "Big Bangs Happen"

12:00AM September 3, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

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 »


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Stephen Hawking Predicts The End Of Humanity, Again

6:00AM August 9, 2010 | Jack Loftus

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 »


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How To Build A Time Machine

12:40PM May 8, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

According to Stephen Hawking, building a time machine isn’t hard: “All you need is a wormhole, the Large Hadron Collider or a rocket that goes really, really fast.” Just grab one of those and hop right through the fourth dimension. More »


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Stephen Hawking’s Tips For Contacting ET: Everyone Please STFU

4:30AM April 26, 2010 | Jack Loftus

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 »


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Carl Sagan Auto-Tuned

6:00AM September 30, 2009 | Jason Chen

Auto-Tuning the news, as well as ourselves, has provided us with many hours of entertainment. But what happens when you Auto-Tune one of the great science minds of the last few decades? This. Plus, Stephen Hawking drops by. [Nerdist]