hawking

Reading between the lines, my impression is that Stephen Hawking doesn't really expect the experiment to fail, rather, he wants to illustrate that he won't be disappointed if it does. I have a feeling that this "bet" is intended to highlight an important aspect of science, and it's my...

. Stephen Hawking calls for Moon and Mars colonies http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13748-stephen-hawking-calls-for-moon-and-mars-colonies.html He prefers manned to robotic missions; So, this the argument between robotic and manned exploration of space. Does anyone...

"Wanted: Bright graduate student to assist world-famous scientist. International travel, developing computer systems and dealing with the press required." Hmmm, discuss the bleeding edge of math and physics, meet important scholars, extensive travel, hygenic assistance. Mediocre pay...

Recently I've been reading up on the origins on the universe, and though I've known about Hawking since I first started, I'm only now braving myself into his literature. But googling around, and using a few other websites, I'm seeing a lot of people claim Stephen Hawking believed in a godhead...

While arguing about Intelligent Design over on another forum; it became apparent that there are creationists out there who cite Stephen Hawking as as 'supporter' of creationism. The poster in question was quoting passages from a Brief History of Time(BHofT). Because I was trying to refute him...

Most Famous British Scientist Stephen Hawking Decries Iraq War at London Protest

When presenting a paper, Stephen Hawking reversed his long-held opinion that black holes destroyed everything that entered them. Then he said something that underscores the key difference between science and pseudoscience: He let go of the sexy explanation to favor the one suggested by the...

Just in case the foreigners on the board haven't heard. It appears that his wife keeps attacking him and he keeps denying it. From here. And From here. From here. Very bad stuff. His wife sounds like a nasty piece of work.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3999498/ quoted from the article... The Daily Mirror reported on Monday that Hawking’s three children feared he might be the victim of someone suffering from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, a disease where sufferers harm others to draw attention to themselves.