BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTION : The final book from STEPHEN HAWKING

'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind'
- Daily Telegraph

Is there a God?
How did it all begin?
Can we predict the future?
What is inside a black hole?
Is there other intelligent life in the universe?
Will artificial intelligence outsmart us?
How do we shape the future?
Will we survive on Earth?
Should we colonise space?
Is time travel possible?
'A rare genius' Guardian

The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.

How did the universe begin? Will humanity survive on Earth? Is there intelligent life beyond our solar system? Could artificial intelligence ever outsmart us?

Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. But even as his theoretical work on black holes, imaginary time and multiple histories took his mind to the furthest reaches of space, Hawking also believed that science plays a crucial role in fixing the problems here on Earth.

And now, as we face potentially catastrophic changes -including climate change, the threat of nuclear war and the development of artificial super-intelligence - Stephen Hawking turns his attention to the most urgent issues for humankind.

Wide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued and infused with his characteristic humour, BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS, the final book from one of the greatest minds in history, is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next.

A percentage of the royalties will go to charity.

Also by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
Black Holes and Baby Universes & Other Essays
The Universe in a Nutshell


JOHN MURRAY
ISBN 978-1-473-69598-6
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