04 April 2008

Asking Big Questions about the universe: Stephen Hawking on TED.com

In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them.(Recorded March 2008 in Monterey, California, and in Cambridge, UK. Duration: 10:12.)

Watch Stephen Hawking's talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances.

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Steve Galliford – April 5 2008

Interesting but does anyone know his reasons for suggesting our survival as a species relies on spreading out into space while our "genetic code [still] carries a selfish and aggressive instinct?" Would not that genetic code/instinct follow us around the galaxy? Or does he mean that by the time we are ready to "spread out into space" that aggressive instinct will be gone?
Kevin Atwood – April 4 2008

Although not yet The Grand Unified Theory, this presentation represents a call to action for those concerned. A particular kind of activism is required now. An activism that at it's heart represents the TRUE intentions of the global citizen.