stephen hawking

Stephen Hawking posthumously predicts consequences of superhumans

In his posthumously published book, Stephen Hawking has warned against genetically altered superhumans. Hawking passed away in March at the age of 76. An excerpt posted in the Sunday Times from the book Brief Answers To The Big Questions focused on the concept of genetic engineering. Hawking refers to this process as “self-designed evolution,” and […]

Hear NOFX's new Stephen Hawking tribute song

[Photos by: Joe Leonard, Wikimedia Commons] It turns out that punk-rock veterans NOFX just happened to write a song about Stephen Hawking last month. And now, following the acclaimed physicist's death last week, the new tune stands as an unintentional tribute to Hawking. Hear the band's “There's No 'Too Soon' If Time Is Relative” below. […]

Musicians react to Stephen Hawking's death

[Photo by: Stephen Hawking/Facebook] Physicist Stephen Hawking has died peacefully at his home in Cambridge at the age of 76, BBC reports. The scientist, well known for his work with black holes and relativity, was only given two years to live after being diagnosed with the motor neurone disease ALS. However, he went on to Cambridge and […]

Stephen Hawking doing guest vocals on the new Pink Floyd album

Scientist Stephen Hawking, smartest man in the universe, will lend his iconic artificial vocals to the new Pink Floyd album, The Endless River. According to Rolling Stone, Hawking’s voice will appear on the song “Talkin’ Hawkin’.” The band had already used his vocals once before, on their 1994 Division Bell song, “Keep Talking.” (Listen to the track […]