The world reacts to the death of physicist Stephen Hawking
Reaction to the death of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking:
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A life: Hawking defied ALS to become pre-eminent physicist
In his final years, the only thing connecting the brilliant physicist to the outside world was a couple of inches of frayed nerve in his cheek.
General Physics
Mar 14, 2018
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Stephen Hawking: 'His laboratory was the universe'
Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking's cosmic brilliance, but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers.
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Religion isn't the enemy of science: it's been inspiring scientists for centuries
Take notice of any debate in the media and you'll see that science and religion are, and always were, at loggerheads. Science is about evidence-based fact, religion is about faith-based belief.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2018
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Physicist explores the possibility of vestiges of a universe previous to the Big Bang
The Big Bang theory is the best known and most accepted explanation for the beginning and evolution of the universe, but it is hardly a consensus among scientists.
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Stephen Hawking's Ph.D. thesis crashed its host website—here's what it says in simple terms
The PhD thesis of perhaps the world's most famous living scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking, was recently made publicly available online. It has proved so popular that the demand to read it reportedly crashed its host website ...
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Oct 27, 2017
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Physicists propose test of quantum gravity using current technology
Physicists have proposed a way to test quantum gravity that, in principle, could be performed by a laser-based, table-top experiment using currently available technology. Although a theory of quantum gravity would overcome ...
Two separate teams of astronomers find evidence of missing Baryonic matter
(Phys.org)—Two teams working independently have found evidence of the existence of missing Baryonic matter—particles that link galaxies together. One team was made of members from the Institute of Space Astrophysics, ...
Tyson's solar eclipse tip: Don't video it, experience it
Prominent astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has a suggestion for anyone with a view of next week's solar eclipse: Put down your smartphone and take in the phenomenon yourself.
Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2017
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No Universe without Big Bang
According to Einstein's theory of relativity, the curvature of spacetime was infinite at the big bang. In fact, at this point all mathematical tools fail, and the theory breaks down. However, there remained the notion that ...
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