{"product_id":"9781399843294-brief-answers-to-the-big-questions","title":"Brief Answers to the Big Questions","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003eThe million-copy international bestseller, reissued to coincide with publication of HAWKING, Graham Farmelo's landmark biography of the world-famous cosmologist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MILLION-COPY and \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and - where it matters - witty' GUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Time\u003c\/i\u003e leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes colour illustrations alongside a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, introduction by Nobel Prize-winner Kip Thorne and afterword by Lucy Hawking, Stephen's daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there a God?\u003cbr\u003eHow did it all begin?\u003cbr\u003eCan we predict the future?\u003cbr\u003eWhat is inside a black hole?\u003cbr\u003eIs there other intelligent life in the universe?\u003cbr\u003eWill artificial intelligence outsmart us?\u003cbr\u003eWill we survive on Earth?\u003cbr\u003eIs time travel possible?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout 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 always believed that science could also be used to fix the problems on our planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, as we face potentially catastrophic changes here on Earth - from climate change to dwindling natural resources to the threat of artificial super-intelligence - Stephen Hawking turns his attention to the most urgent issues for humankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour, Hawking's final book is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA percentage of all royalties will go to charity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58047330746742,"sku":"9781399843294","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41577416_c8e8d806-ed4a-4003-8e0c-7d412ee8de5f.jpg?v=1781153525","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399843294-brief-answers-to-the-big-questions","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}