By Rob Quinn
If his first wife had listened to doctors’ advice in 1985, most people might never have heard of Stephen Hawking. In the new documentary Hawking , the world-renowned British physicist reveals that he was so ill during a bout of pneumonia in Switzerland that doctors offered to turn off his life… …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Newser – Science
Stephen Hawking says humanity won’t survive another 1,000 years without branching out into space.
From: http://www.space.com/20657-stephen-hawking-humanity-survival-space.html
Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration—for humanity’s sake.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Phys.org
Hello World.
And welcome to… oh, this is not the podcast.
But it is our first bold experiment in producing an audio edition of Full Circle Magazine. We decided, after editor Ronnie’s attempt to put the magazine through a screen-reader, that an entire edition sounding like a cross between Stephen Hawking and Donald Duck would be bad for everyone’s sanity.
Somewhat later than billed, you will find here the audio edition of Full Circle Magazine issue 69.
Our thanks go to the volunteers who managed deliver their readings.
So listen, enjoy and do please give us some feedback. Use the magazine website for comments and let us know what you thought of our efforts.
Listen now!
Try the MP3 audio edition: http://ubuntuone.com/23lhsOrnviLFxbGh2VIekr
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Planet Ubuntu
By Michael Venables, Contributor
The Seattle Science Festival is coming up this summer in Seattle, and will run June 6-16, 2013. I recently cleared all publication permissions for the media from last year’s Festival, and wanted to share my experience at that great event with Forbes readers with an interest in science and technology. The Seattle Science Festival Luminaries Series: Evolution event took place at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, June 16, 2012, with Dr. Stephen Hawking as the main speaker. Dr. Hawking rarely grants interviews and rarely even appears at public events of any kind. Rarer still is one granted the privilege of reading Stephen Hawking anything, let alone questions from the media on M-theory and the existence of other intelligent life in the universe. Reading questions in person to Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest minds of our time and hearing his responses was a most captivating and thrilling once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest
LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) — Famed physicist Stephen Hawking appears on a commercial for a British website, conjuring a black hole to swallow the website’s intentionally annoying mascot.
Source: UPI Odd News
