University of Cambridge officials say they erroneously understood Hawking’s decision to boycott Israeli Presidential Conference was based solely on health concerns. Original post on haaretz.com Comments on reddit.com
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Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel – World news
Physicist pulls out of conference hosted by president Shimon Peres in protest at treatment of Palestinians Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Alan Turing should be pardoned, argue Stephen Hawking and top scientists – Science
Eleven signatories call on David Cameron to exercise his power and formally forgive the Enigma codebreaker Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
“Operation Lunar Supercomputer” -To Monitor Exploration of the Solar System – Beyond
Stephen Hawking, world-celebrated expert on the cosmological theories of gravity and black holes who held Issac Newton’s Lucasian Chair at Cambridge University, called for a massive investment in establishing colonies on the Moon and in a lecture in honor of… Original post on dailygalaxy.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Start-up attempts to convert Prof Hawking’s brainwaves into speech
A US start-up releases its analysis of Prof Stephen Hawking’s brainwaves, potentially paving the way to new speech synthesis equipment. Original post on bbc.com Comments on reddit.com
Stephen Hawking on time travel, M-theory, and extra terrestrial life – Ars Technica
Invite time travelers to a party late? Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Scientists developing device to ‘hack’ into brain of Stephen Hawking – Telegraph
Stephen Hawking is testing out a groundbreaking device to allow him to communicate through brain waves in a project that scientists have likened to ‘hacking into his brain.’ Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on digg.com
Weekend Feature: The Cygnus X-1 -The Black Hole that Lost Stephen Hawking a Bet
Stephen Hawking lost a big bet: Several thousand light-years from Earth, near the Original post on dailygalaxy.com Comments on digg.com
Stephen Hawking Is Guest-Starring on The Big Bang Theory – News – TV.com
The physicist will appear on the popular CBS sitcom, but it won’t be his first TV rodeo. Original post on tv.com Comments on digg.com
BBC News – Professor Stephen Hawking films Big Bang Theory cameo
Professor Stephen Hawking films a cameo for US sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Prof Stephen Hawking too unwell to deliver own 70th birthday speech – Telegraph
It was meant to be an opportunity for the world’s most famous living scientist to reflect on a remarkable career in front of an audience of friends and peers. More
Stephen Hawking celebrates his 70th birthday – Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News speaks to Professor Stephen Hawking’s biographer, celebrating the achievements of a man who was told he wouldn’t live much beyond 22 – as he becomes a septuagenarian. More