Brief Answers to the Big Questions: the final book from Stephen Hawking
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Summary
Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one。 He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all， and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor。 At the time of his death， Hawking was working on a final project: a book compiling his answers to the "big" questions that he was so often posed--questions that ranged beyond his academic field。
Within these pages， he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges as a human race， and where we， as a planet， are heading next。 Each section will be introduced by a leading thinker offering his or her own insight into Professor Hawking's contribution to our understanding。
Within these pages， he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges as a human race， and where we， as a planet， are heading next。 Each section will be introduced by a leading thinker offering his or her own insight into Professor Hawking's contribution to our understanding。
Reviews
Arabella
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It widened my mind and filled it with inspiration。 A really good read from a really great man。
Smn Hgh
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حضِّ کاملی بردم و دریچه ی عجیب، هیجان انگیز و بی پایانی به روم گشوده شد، که خیلی بیشتر در مورد مسائل فیزیکی و کیهان جستجو کنم، مستند ببینم و در موردشون مطالعه کنم。 در این کتاب به سوال های قابل تاملی پاسخ داده می شه:۱。آیا خدایی هست؟۲。چگونه همه چیز شروع شد؟۳。آیا در کیهان حیات هوشمند دیگری هم هست؟۴。آیا می توانیم آینده را پیش بینی کنیم؟۵。داخل یک سیاهچاله چیست؟۶。آیا سفر در زمان ممکن است؟۷。آیا زندگی ما در زمین ادامه خواهد یافت؟۸。آیا باید برای سکونت به فضا برویم؟۹。آیا هوش مصنوعی بر ما چیره خواهد شد؟۱۰。 حضِّ کاملی بردم و دریچه ی عجیب، هیجان انگیز و بی پایانی به روم گشوده شد، که خیلی بیشتر در مورد مسائل فیزیکی و کیهان جستجو کنم، مستند ببینم و در موردشون مطالعه کنم。 در این کتاب به سوال های قابل تاملی پاسخ داده می شه:۱。آیا خدایی هست؟۲。چگونه همه چیز شروع شد؟۳。آیا در کیهان حیات هوشمند دیگری هم هست؟۴。آیا می توانیم آینده را پیش بینی کنیم؟۵。داخل یک سیاهچاله چیست؟۶。آیا سفر در زمان ممکن است؟۷。آیا زندگی ما در زمین ادامه خواهد یافت؟۸。آیا باید برای سکونت به فضا برویم؟۹。آیا هوش مصنوعی بر ما چیره خواهد شد؟۱۰。چگونه میتوانیم آینده را شکل دهیم؟در انتها اهمیت ِ افزایش دانشمون برای چیره شدن بر فضا در راستای یافتنِ جایگزینی مناسب برای زمین（ با توجه به وضعیت گرمایش زمین و سایر مشکلات اقلیمی که بشر ایجاد کرده） و مشکلات هوش مصنوعی در آینده، آموزش ها و رویکردی هایی که هم اکنون بایستی نسبت به این مقوله اتخاذ کنیم خیلی جالب بود。 موضوعاتی که آدم های سرشناس و دانشمندان این روزها بسیار تاکید میکنن بهشون 。。。more
Hermann Käbi
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Very good book！
Julia
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Wow， what a fascinating book。 Honestly， my brain couldn't fully understand probably 95% of it but it sparked a real curiosity in me that will definitely continue on。 Wow， what a fascinating book。 Honestly， my brain couldn't fully understand probably 95% of it but it sparked a real curiosity in me that will definitely continue on。 。。。more
Psyckers
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This is an interesting book showcasing the late Stephen Hawkins thoughts and theories in a more down to Earth， approachable， and human manner， than in his previous writing endevours。This is a book for the ordinary person， who over the years have asked Dr Hawkins his thoughts on gradiouse questions like Are we alone？ Will computers take over the world？ Is everything is lost in a Black Hole。 Throughout the book， Dr Hawkins humor wit and homour shines through， almost comparable to Douglas Adam's， g This is an interesting book showcasing the late Stephen Hawkins thoughts and theories in a more down to Earth， approachable， and human manner， than in his previous writing endevours。This is a book for the ordinary person， who over the years have asked Dr Hawkins his thoughts on gradiouse questions like Are we alone？ Will computers take over the world？ Is everything is lost in a Black Hole。 Throughout the book， Dr Hawkins humor wit and homour shines through， almost comparable to Douglas Adam's， giving a light hearted auroa to otherwise dry scientific reasoning。 This book gives light to what Stephen Hawkins thought of 'Life， The Universe， and Everything。 。。。more
Samarth Goel
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Oscar García Miranda
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Una clase de divulgación de la ciencia。 Muy interesante， sobre todo las partes de física。
James Malam
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What a remarkable man。 I genuinely found this so interesting。
Esmeralda
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I love Stephen Hawking's dedication to educate everyone about science in a way that's understandable and fun for everyone。 It's really enjoyable and well written， you can almost hear him talk as you're reading it。 I love Stephen Hawking's dedication to educate everyone about science in a way that's understandable and fun for everyone。 It's really enjoyable and well written， you can almost hear him talk as you're reading it。 。。。more
Ella N
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Hawking’s selected writings for this book really come together nicely， although a bit repetitive at times， and with an introduction and afterword not as enthralling as expected。 This is not only science for the masses， but an optimistic look at how humanity can tackle some of its biggest challenges。
Mortezadalil Dalil
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کتاب مختصر و مفیدی هست که بیشتر از اینکه چیزهای جدیدی یاد بده اون بخش کمتر فعال مغزمون رو قلقلک میده و کمک میکنه بیشتر روی باورهامون فکر کنیم。 حتا به چند بار خوندن می‌ارزه。
Uriel Vidal
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Es un gran libro que aborda la respuesta a las posibles grandes preguntas desde un sentido astronómico， ya que muchas de las respuestas tienen como base el inicio y fin del del universo y del tiempo como argumento y en ese sentido es lo que hace que el libro sea muy interesante ya que las preguntas como la existencia de Dios o la inteligencia artificial alguna vez nos llegará a dominar se basan cada vez más en evidencia empírica。Por otro lado， el punto en contra del libro es que es un libro póst Es un gran libro que aborda la respuesta a las posibles grandes preguntas desde un sentido astronómico， ya que muchas de las respuestas tienen como base el inicio y fin del del universo y del tiempo como argumento y en ese sentido es lo que hace que el libro sea muy interesante ya que las preguntas como la existencia de Dios o la inteligencia artificial alguna vez nos llegará a dominar se basan cada vez más en evidencia empírica。Por otro lado， el punto en contra del libro es que es un libro póstumo， por lo que algunos argumentos se repiten o no están adaptados a la pregunta， que no quiere decir que el argumento sea bueno， sino que la forma en que se formula es algo genérica。En general un buen libro al que hay que colocarle atención， sin embargo， no es un libro muy complejo y está dirigido al público en general。 。。。more
Wouter
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Great book by a true legend。 I never have read any of the theories that he proposed， but this book makes me want to。 After watching the Theory of Everything， I was encouraged to read this book， in which complex topics are explained in an easy way。 It always makes you think about the endless possibilities in which human kind is surrounded
Paul Weiss
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“Asking what came before the Big Bang is … like asking what is south of the South Pole？”If he isn’t the greatest intellect of the last century， I’m certainly not certain who I’d put in front of him。 In any event， his thoughts on some of the most pressing， most confusing， most challenging， and most urgent philosophical， scientific and cultural questions are certainly worth reading。 Is there a God？ What is inside a black hole and can we travel in time？ Should we be pursing colonization of spac “Asking what came before the Big Bang is … like asking what is south of the South Pole？”If he isn’t the greatest intellect of the last century， I’m certainly not certain who I’d put in front of him。 In any event， his thoughts on some of the most pressing， most confusing， most challenging， and most urgent philosophical， scientific and cultural questions are certainly worth reading。 Is there a God？ What is inside a black hole and can we travel in time？ Should we be pursing colonization of space？ What is the future of artificial intelligence？ How did the universe begin？Eminently readable， compelling， provocative and informative， BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS belongs on the reading list of any well-informed and concerned citizen of planet Earth。Paul Weiss 。。。more
Bruce Harbison
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A bit repetitive and not too technical。 A series of questions about the Universe and our relationship to it/in it。 Dr。 Hawking does a good job of opining based on his intuitive thinking and his great understanding of mathematics。 No one can really know the future but Dr。 Hawking gives it his best。 He calls on his research and the research of many others he has worked with or studied。 A pretty easy read and builds on the other book that I am currently reading。
Mikael Lind
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Very readable！ When Stephen Hawking is at his best， his explanations are a revelation。 He really had the ability to explain really difficult subjects in a way that anybody （well， almost） who wants to understand sort of what it is about will not be disappointed。 Sometimes， the book is a bit repetitious， and some of Hawking's answers are in a field that he's not an expert， and that shows。 It's still cool that he's trying to give answers to questions about everything from space travel to environmen Very readable！ When Stephen Hawking is at his best， his explanations are a revelation。 He really had the ability to explain really difficult subjects in a way that anybody （well， almost） who wants to understand sort of what it is about will not be disappointed。 Sometimes， the book is a bit repetitious， and some of Hawking's answers are in a field that he's not an expert， and that shows。 It's still cool that he's trying to give answers to questions about everything from space travel to environmental politics， but the book definitely has its strong and weak sides。 。。。more
Holly
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I gave this book a 5 star rating！ To be honest， I clearly did not understand everything written within it's pages， but this powerful book OPENED my mind， curiosity and desire to learn more。 Also， whatever limitations we have， find a way around those limitations and go for it！ I gave this book a 5 star rating！ To be honest， I clearly did not understand everything written within it's pages， but this powerful book OPENED my mind， curiosity and desire to learn more。 Also， whatever limitations we have， find a way around those limitations and go for it！ 。。。more
Zach
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Hawking is one of the greatest minds of all human history but this book fell flat for me。 Hawking connects everything back theoretical Physics and spends way too much time talking about things that are quite boring。 I know this was his area of expertise but it is misleading from what the book is marketed as in my opinion。 If you are interested in the universe or life’s great questions/debates there are other books I would recommend over this one。
Max Alonso
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Una oportunidad para conocer una miniscula parte de la mente de un genio。
Amber
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Stephen Hawking was voor mij een beroemde man， maar niet eens perse omdat hij een geweldige wetenschapper was， wat hij was， maar vooral omdat hij een handicap had， waar velen van ons die hetzelfde hebben in de eerste plaats niet zóveel bereiken en in de tweede plaats er zo lang mee leven。 Zo werd hij dus een fenomeen， zelfs zonder dat ik me ooit verdiept had in wetenschap of natuurkunde。 Dit boek was dan ook lichtelijk boven mijn niveau。 Het is niet fijn om van een boek het idee te krijgen dat j Stephen Hawking was voor mij een beroemde man， maar niet eens perse omdat hij een geweldige wetenschapper was， wat hij was， maar vooral omdat hij een handicap had， waar velen van ons die hetzelfde hebben in de eerste plaats niet zóveel bereiken en in de tweede plaats er zo lang mee leven。 Zo werd hij dus een fenomeen， zelfs zonder dat ik me ooit verdiept had in wetenschap of natuurkunde。 Dit boek was dan ook lichtelijk boven mijn niveau。 Het is niet fijn om van een boek het idee te krijgen dat je dom bent。 Wat wel fijn is， is om te ontdekken dat zijn antwoorden op vragen bij mij allemaal vragen oproepen omdat ik hetgeen dat geschreven staat alleen globaal begrijp。 Maar een van de mooiste dingen is weten dat je eigenlijk niets weet en dat je vragen blijft stellen， een van de levenslessen die ook meermaals in het boek naar voren komt。 。。。more
Natalia
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Książka składa się z dziesięciu miniwykładów Stephena Hawkinga dotyczących - jak sam tytuł wskazuje - "wielkich pytań"。 Np。 czy Bóg istnieje， czy we wszechświecie istnieje ktoś poza nami， czy można przewidzieć przyszłość i podróżować w czasie， czy o czarne dziury。 Ponieważ treści w niej zawarte mają formę wykładów， pozycja jest bardziej "naukowa" niż "popularna"。 Ma tzw。 "wysoki próg wejścia" tzn。 przekaz Hawkinga w niej zawarty łatwiej będzie zrozumieć osobie z wykształceniem ścisłym czy pasjon Książka składa się z dziesięciu miniwykładów Stephena Hawkinga dotyczących - jak sam tytuł wskazuje - "wielkich pytań"。 Np。 czy Bóg istnieje， czy we wszechświecie istnieje ktoś poza nami， czy można przewidzieć przyszłość i podróżować w czasie， czy o czarne dziury。 Ponieważ treści w niej zawarte mają formę wykładów， pozycja jest bardziej "naukowa" niż "popularna"。 Ma tzw。 "wysoki próg wejścia" tzn。 przekaz Hawkinga w niej zawarty łatwiej będzie zrozumieć osobie z wykształceniem ścisłym czy pasjonatowi fizyki i wszechświata niż humaniście， który sięgnął po książkę przez sławne nazwisko autora na okładce。 Nie oznacza to， że ten drugi go nie zrozumie。 Mnie do dania tej książce trzech gwiazdek przekonały fragmenty odnoszące się do książek。 Np。: "Informacja wymaga energii， a energia jest równoważna masie， zgodnie ze słynnym równaniem Einsteina E = mc2。 Jeśli zatem w jakimś obszarze przestrzeni jest za dużo informacji， skolapsuje on do postaci czarnej dziury o wielkości proporcjonalnej do ilości tej informacji。 To jest tak jak z upychaniem coraz większej liczby książek w bibliotece， aż w końcu półki się załamią i biblioteka przemieni się w czarną dziurę。" A jest tego więcej。 Do tego książka jest pięknie i porządnie wydana。 W przedmowach i posłowiu czytelnik dowiaduje się więcej o samej postaci Stephena Hawkinga。 。。。more
Sarah webster
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I really enjoyed this read！ I always forget how much I love Stephens sense of humor！
Andrea Albornoz Garzon
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"So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet。 Try to make sense about what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist。 Be curious。 And however difficult life may seem， there id always something you can do and succeed at。 It matters that you don't just give up。 Unleash your imagination。 Shape the future。 " "So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet。 Try to make sense about what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist。 Be curious。 And however difficult life may seem， there id always something you can do and succeed at。 It matters that you don't just give up。 Unleash your imagination。 Shape the future。 " 。。。more
Tabish Khan
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Stephen Hawing takes on some of the big topics such as is there life on other planets and is time travel possible。 I've read his other books A Brief History of Time and The Grand Design and this is easily the most accessible of his books so to anyone new to Hawking this is a good entry point。 That doesn't mean it's easy reading throughout as when he talks about string theory and M-theory I definitely re-read some paragraphs and even then didn't grasp it fully。 Hawking writes eloquently and with Stephen Hawing takes on some of the big topics such as is there life on other planets and is time travel possible。 I've read his other books A Brief History of Time and The Grand Design and this is easily the most accessible of his books so to anyone new to Hawking this is a good entry point。 That doesn't mean it's easy reading throughout as when he talks about string theory and M-theory I definitely re-read some paragraphs and even then didn't grasp it fully。 Hawking writes eloquently and with a charming dry humour and if it's hard to understand in parts that's largely because the concepts he's exploring are so hard to wrap your head around。 I didn't get as much out of this books as some chapters re-tread material from his previous books and others， such as the future of artificial intelligence， are subjects that I've read entire books on。 The most interesting for me was the section on time travel as it brought up issues I hadn't considered。 Despite the fact I knew some of the material it was an enjoyable and stimulating read， and it's very sad to know this is the last book he wrote and there won't be any further books of his for me to read。 。。。more
Roman Vaňo
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Mnohé vedecké pohľady od atómu až po najvzdialenejšie končiny vesmíru nájdete tu vo forme ako by sa vám ju snažil vysvetliť kamarát。
Nico
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Genial como muchos de sus relatos。Atractivo y ameno。 Muy interesante escuchar las opiniones， algunas fundadas y otras especulativas de un genio。
Johanna
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Una reflexión de cierre de una vida excepcional。 Como siempre， Hawking nos regala más preguntas que respuestas y es una maravilla。
Saif AL Jahwari
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Great book！“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet。 Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist。 Be curious。 And however difficult life may seem， there is always something you can do and succeed at。 It matters that you don’t just give up。 Unleash your imagination。 Shape the future”。
Paulita
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Leer a Stephen siempre es un placer。
Lena Gleixner
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