* The final book from Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers To The Big Questions leaves us with the world-famous astrophysicist’s thoughts on the universe, its inception, development and uncertain future.

*Hawking returns to the questions he was most frequently asked at lectures, interviews and other events – everything from “what is inside a black hole” and “is time travel possible?” to “should we colonise space?”

*He provides often mind-bending answers in his distinctive, lucid prose and clear reasoning.

*Whether summarizing the most celebrated theories and discoveries of his career, or musing on more speculative questions about the future of humankind, Hawking makes the wonder of the universe intelligible to us all.

Theme 1: Brave New Superhumans - 0:28

Theme 2: Will We Survive on Earth? - 9:32

Theme 3: Colonizing the Cosmos - 18:43

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HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE:

YouTube. (2019). USA: BRITISH PHYSICIST STEPHEN HAWKING LECTURE AT WHITE HOUSE. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOJ1xNm18kg [Accessed 21 May 2019].

Yousubtitles.com. (2019). Larry King Now: A conversation with Stephen Hawking with English subtitles (closed captions) and transcript. [online] Available at: https://www.yousubtitles.com/Larry-King-Now-A-conversation-with-Stephen-Hawking-id-2446990 [Accessed 21 May 2019].

YouTube. (2019). INDIA: STEPHEN HAWKINGS WARNING: NUCLEAR CALAMITY. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvpBQd9oXWY [Accessed 21 May 2019].

Spaceref.com. (2019). NASA's 50th Anniversary Lecture By Professor Stephen Hawking. [online] Available at: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=27805 [Accessed 21 May 2019].

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Full Title: Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Year of Publication: 2018

Book Author: Stephen Hawking

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