Brief Answers to the Big Questions

作者：StephenHawking

出版社：JohnMurrayPublishers

出版年：2018-10-16

页数：256

装帧：Hardcover

ISBN：9781473695986

内容简介
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Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues.

Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe’s greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet—including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence—he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us.

Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history.

Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking’s daughter, Lucy, Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a brilliant last message to the world.

作者简介
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Stephen Hawking's ability to make science understandable and compelling to a lay audience was established with the publication of his first book, A Brief History of Time, which has sold nearly 10 million copies in 40 languages. Hawking has authored or participated in the creation of numerous other popular science books, including The Universe in a Nutshell, A Briefer History of Time, On the Shoulders of Giants, The Illustrated On the Shoulders of Giants, and George's Secret Key to the Universe.

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有一点点水 但是关于internal/external information evolution 那段太mind blowing了 感觉可以是research的好方向和切入点 科学家对interstellar expansion以及人类的野心太有信心了 作为一个觉得人类是寄生虫的人 我很难justify人类去colonize别的星球到底有啥意义 人类为啥要接着繁衍下去？

算是时刻的提醒吧

单词不难，但物理知识点难啊…..喜欢小本的朗读，吐字清晰，朗读节奏也令人舒服。印象最深的是霍金的幽默，虽然他的“操作系统”在更新换代，但他仍然保留使用第一代发声系统，“虽然它是美国口音”。

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