Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History, the classic A Brief History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. He also co-authored a series of children’s books with his daughter, beginning with George’s Secret Key to the Universe. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.
发表于2024-05-12
Brief Answers to the Big Questions 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
之前有不少媒体在报道中将霍金塑造成一个科技悲观主义者,在一些媒体文章中霍金常常以担忧、警示人工智能、超人类的形象出现,但读了这本书后,我发现一些媒体有断章取义的嫌疑。 霍金虽然担心人工智能的威胁,但他依然期待人工智能的发展,而且对超人类的态度是比较喜闻乐见的...
评分 评分前不久,霍金生前的最后一篇论文终于发表了,很多人看到了这个消息,但是并不清楚这篇论文说的是什么,霍金的东西好像从来都不那么容易看懂。 所幸的是,他在去世之前,还给我们留了最后一份看得懂的礼物,就是我今天要给你分享的这本书——《终极问答》(Brief Answers to the...
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The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind.
Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues.
Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe’s greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet—including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence—he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us.
Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history.
Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking’s daughter, Lucy, Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a brilliant last message to the world.
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评分人人都该读的一本书,霍金的远见真是常人不可及的。未来人类的发展主要是寻找地球以外的生存地以及引导AI的发展方向。每次提到Trump就觉得好笑。最后说要尽可能寻找下一个Einstein,wherever she might be. 这个she看到也觉得真暖。
评分疯狂吐槽Brexit和Trump。第一章解释上帝是否存在的问题上特别简洁和理性,以至于在读的另一本关于心理学的书里作者极力推崇的“信仰”理论在我这里完全破碎了。
评分十个大问题的简易回答。大部分和霍金以往的作品纪录片电影有重叠,可以当霍金个人人生总结看。对上帝存在这种问题的思考也没有逃出奥卡姆剃刀的范畴,其他也多泛泛而谈。不过书里一些小讽刺比较有趣。霍金在历经了世界发展后,也疑惑当今世界是怎么了,英国脱欧、特朗普上台、科研削减。但是他还是保持了作为科学主义者的乐观,所以在弥留之际依然宣传着科学文化(这或许是他对世界最大的贡献),写出此书,继续呼吁培养公民的基本科学素养。当然他也警惕着人工智能被滥用、地球毁灭这些大问题。霍金同样看好脑机接口的前景,另外基于复杂性,霍金对未来持进步观,认为科学发展不会停滞或完成。霍金带着未获诺贝尔奖的遗憾,对科技的迷恋完成了他的遗作。
Brief Answers to the Big Questions 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书