Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking’s Graphic Novel Biography Shows How He Saw the World—and the Universe

If all you know about Stephen Hawking is that he was on The Simpsons and other TV shows, then a new graphic novel coming next year will be the perfect way to improve what you know about one of history’s greatest theoretical physicists. Over his career, Jim Ottaviani has written about great scientific minds like…

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Stephen Hawking’s Final Paper Published

Stephen Hawking may have passed away in March, but his final work has now been published in a scientific journal. The paper, “A Smooth Exit from Eternal Inflation?,” was recently published by the Journal of High Energy Physics. The paper first went online as a preprint last year, and there’s not much new between the versions—just…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Benedict Cumberbatch Shared His Star Trek Secrets With Stephen Hawking

When Benedict Cumberbatch appeared as the antagonist of Star Trek Into Darkness, the identity of the character he was playing was kept very secret, to the point that JJ Abrams straight-up lied about it. But apparently Cumberbatch spilled the beans to one special person. Appearing on the Graham Norton Show recently, Cumberbatch revealed that, while…

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What You Need to Know About Stephen Hawking’s Final Physics Paper

Less than two weeks before his death on March 14, beloved cosmologist Stephen Hawking put the final touches on a research paper about the origin and nature of the Universe. Some media outlets have been pouring praise onto the paper, saying it could be the most important thing he ever did. On closer inspection, however,…

Physics & Chemistry George Dvorsky

Viral Photo of Stephen Hawking at a Vietnam War Protest Is a Lie

Have you seen this photo of Stephen Hawking protesting the Vietnam War in 1968? It’s a powerful image, but it’s not actually Hawking. Gizmodo has confirmed with the National Portrait Gallery in London that it doesn’t actually know who the bespectacled man with canes might be. “The National Portrait Gallery apologizes that a sitter in…

Tech News Matt Novak

Stephen Hawking’s Most Delightful Pop Culture Cameos

Pioneering British physicist Stephen Hawking passed away early this morning at the age of 76. He’ll be forever remembered for both his outstanding contributions to science and the way he tirelessly championed them to the public. But we’ll also remember him for his wonderful contributions to the pop culture we love—through his lifetime of cameo…

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Stephen Hawking Was Right to Worry About Our Impending Doom

Physicist Stephen Hawking died today at the age of 76. In the latter stages of his illustrious career, Hawking devoted a considerable amount of time and effort to issuing warnings of future threats—from the perils of climate change and nuclear war through to artificial superintelligence and alien invasions. And for this he was often ridiculed.…

Artificial Intelligence George Dvorsky

Stephen Hawking Was Terrified of Climate Change

Stephen Hawking, renowned theoretical physicist and one of the brightest scientific minds of the last half century, died at age 76 this week. In a career spanning 50 years—and challenged by a crippling disease—Hawking set his mind to understanding the Universe. After decades of investigating everything from black holes to the Big Bang, he recently…

Climate Change Ari Phillips

Physicists React to Stephen Hawking’s Passing [Updating]

Stephen Hawking passed away today in his home at age 76. Hawking popularized the deepest questions of the universe and became a pop culture icon thanks to his writing and work. His personality and ideas had a profound impact on scientists and science fans alike. https://gizmodo.com/physicist-stephen-hawking-has-died-at-the-age-of-76-1823754958 Hawking will be remembered by many for his theory…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Physicist Stephen Hawking Has Died at the Age of 76

Renowned British theoretical physicist and Cambridge Professor Stephen Hawking has “died peacefully at his home in Cambridge” at the age of 76, according to a spokesperson for the Hawking family. In a statement released to several media outlets, Professor Hawking’s children Lucy, Robert, and Tim requested “time and privacy to mourn.” “We are deeply saddened…

Tech News Tom McKay

Stephen Hawking’s Ph.D Thesis Is Now Crashing Cambridge’s Website [Updated]

You might not want anyone to read the work you put together as a university student—I sure don’t. But we’re not Stephen Hawking, world-famous physicist, whose Ph.D thesis you can now read for free online. The University of Cambridge has made Hawking’s work, “Properties of Expanding Universes,” free for anyone, given extraordinary demand. After all,…

Tech News Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Watch George Takei, Stephen Hawking, Bill Nye, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson Argue Over Who Had the Best Futurama Cameo

Over the seven seasons and nearly 20 years that Futurama was on the air, the series had some pretty stellar guest stars, including Lucy Liu, Al Gore, and most of the original Star Trek cast. In the latest trailer for TinyCo’s Futurama Worlds of Tomorrow mobile game, Futurama veterans George Takei, Stephen Hawking, Bill Nye,…

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Woman Arrested for Plot to Kill Stephen Hawking

An American woman was arrested this week for flooding Stephen Hawking’s email with death threats, then stalking him at an astronomy festival in the Canary Islands. The woman, a US citizen who lives in Norway, sent emails to Hawking telling him she would kill him at the Starmus Festival, a legendary astronomy conference that’s happening…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Noted Genius Stephen Hawking Literally Can’t With Donald Trump

Stephen Hawking is almost universally revered for his intelligence. Donald Trump is revered for certain other attributes. Hawking, however, appears to be impressed neither with Trump’s hands nor his hair. In fact, the scientist thinks Trump is pretty terrible. “I can’t,” Hawking said on Tuesday during an appearance on the news show Good Morning Britain…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

Gravitational Wave Scientists Win $3 Million For Being Awesome

Earlier this year, scientists confirmed the presence of gravitational waves, a cosmological feature first predicted by Albert Einstein. In recognition of this remarkable achievement, the scientists involved in the study have won the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize. The Special Breakthrough Prize was created by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner along with several technology pioneers, including…

Physics & Chemistry George Dvorsky

Hawking’s Interstellar Starship Would Revolutionize the Search for Alien Life

Yesterday, Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner made the mind-blowing announcement that they want to build a fleet of interstellar spacecraft that can travel at relativistic speeds—up to 20 percent the speed of light. But it’s not just about reaching our nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, although that is the new Breakthrough project’s moonshot. The technology…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Hawking: An Interstellar Space Mission Will Bring Benefits to People’s Lives on Earth

Earlier today, Stephen Hawking and Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner announced a thrilling plan to deploy tiny “nanocrafts” to the second-closest star in search of intelligent life. And in the first post-announcement interview with ABC News, Hawking talks about how the development of interstellar spacecraft will improve life for humans. On “World News Tonight,” David Muir…

Space & Spaceflight Alissa Walker

The Space Tech of Today That Could Power Stephen Hawking’s Interstellar Craft of Tomorrow

Stephen Hawking’s plan to create a starcraft that can traverse the inky blackness separating us and our cosmic neighbor is fantastically ambitious and filled with lots of “the tech will come” assumptions. But at its core, the technology that Hawking and billionaire Yuri Milner want to use to create the ship is already here. It’s…

Space & Spaceflight Darren Orf

Stephen Hawking and a Russian Billionaire Want to Build an Interstellar Starship

Last year, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence got a major boost when Russian billionaire Yuri Milner unveiled a $100 million effort to scan the skies for radio and light signals emitted by aliens. Not content to simply sit tight and wait for ET to hail us, Milner now plans to build interstellar spacecraft. Yes, you…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone

Stephen Hawking Just Dropped a Sick Zinger [Updated: He’s Dropping Zingers Left and Right]

Stephen Hawking is currently making a big announcement about aliens or something. And Hawking just dropped a zinger that made me LOL. “What makes human beings unique? Some say it’s language or tools. Others say it’s logical reasoning,” Hawking said, teeing it up. “They obviously haven’t met many humans.” I really want to watch Stephen…

Tech News Matt Novak

Stephen Hawking’s Graphic Novel Biography Shows How He Saw the World—and the Universe

Stephen Hawking’s Final Paper Published

Benedict Cumberbatch Shared His Star Trek Secrets With Stephen Hawking

What You Need to Know About Stephen Hawking’s Final Physics Paper

Viral Photo of Stephen Hawking at a Vietnam War Protest Is a Lie

Stephen Hawking’s Most Delightful Pop Culture Cameos

Stephen Hawking Was Right to Worry About Our Impending Doom

Stephen Hawking Was Terrified of Climate Change

Physicists React to Stephen Hawking’s Passing [Updating]

Physicist Stephen Hawking Has Died at the Age of 76

Stephen Hawking’s Ph.D Thesis Is Now Crashing Cambridge’s Website [Updated]

Watch George Takei, Stephen Hawking, Bill Nye, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson Argue Over Who Had the Best Futurama Cameo

Woman Arrested for Plot to Kill Stephen Hawking

Noted Genius Stephen Hawking Literally Can’t With Donald Trump

Gravitational Wave Scientists Win $3 Million For Being Awesome

Hawking’s Interstellar Starship Would Revolutionize the Search for Alien Life

Hawking: An Interstellar Space Mission Will Bring Benefits to People’s Lives on Earth

The Space Tech of Today That Could Power Stephen Hawking’s Interstellar Craft of Tomorrow

Stephen Hawking and a Russian Billionaire Want to Build an Interstellar Starship

Stephen Hawking Just Dropped a Sick Zinger [Updated: He’s Dropping Zingers Left and Right]

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