Stephen Hawking

The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio produces and narrates this urgent and transformational look at where we've been, where we're going and ? most important ? how we can change. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau and over 50 leading scientists, The 11th Hour reveals the most critical issues facing our planet today. Astonishing images of floods, fires, hurricanes, collapsing ice cliffs and mountains of waste juxtaposed with images of a sustainable future urge us to take action.

Stephen Hawking takes time to discuss Sheldon's recent thesis paper.

Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society? Or too much of a good thing? Based on the best-selling book A Short History of Progress, this provocative documentary explores the concept of progress in our modern world, guiding us through a sweeping but detailed survey of the major "progress traps" facing our civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. Featuring powerful arguments from such visionaries as Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Hawking, Craig Venter, Robert Wright, Michael Hudson, and Ronald Wright, this enlightening and visually spectacular film invites us to contemplate the progress traps that destroyed past civilizations and that lie treacherously embedded in our own. Leading critics of Wall Street, cognitive psychologists, and ecologists lay bare the consequences of progress-as-usual as the film travels around the world - from a burgeoning China to the disappearing rainforests of Brazil to a chimp research lab in New Iberia, Louisiana - to construct a shocking overview of the way our global economic system is eating away at our planet's resources and shackling entire populations with poverty. Providing an honest look at the risks and pitfalls of running 21st Century "software" (our accumulated knowledge) on 50,000-year-old "hardware" (our primate brains), Surviving Progress offers a challenge: to prove making apes smarter was not an evolutionary dead end.

Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society? Or too much of a good thing? Based on the best-selling book A Short History of Progress, this provocative documentary explores the concept of progress in our modern world, guiding us through a sweeping but detailed survey of the major 'progress traps' facing our civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. Featuring powerful arguments from such visionaries as Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Hawking, Craig Venter, Robert Wright, Michael Hudson, and Ronald Wright, this enlightening and visually spectacular film invites us to contemplate the progress traps that destroyed past civilizations and that lie treacherously embedded in our own. Leading critics of Wall Street, cognitive psychologists, and ecologists lay bare the consequences of progress-as-usual as the film travels around the world - from a burgeoning China to the disappearing rainforests of Brazil to a chimp research lab in New Iberia, Louisiana - to construct a shocking overview of the way our global economic system is eating away at our planet's resources and shackling entire populations with poverty. Providing an honest look at the risks and pitfalls of running 21st Century 'software' (our accumulated knowledge) on 50,000-year-old 'hardware' (our primate brains), Surviving Progress offers a challenge: to prove making apes smarter was not an evolutionary dead end.

Dilbert: Season 1: Episode 13 -- The Boss has shot an infomercial for the Gruntmaster 6000, and sent the machine to a family in Texas. A Black Hole develops, engulfing the entire state, and Dilbert seeks Stephen Hawking's help.

Science is on the brink of changing your life. Our team of scientists have chosen the discoveries they think matter most to show that science is a force for good. Stephen Hawking's Brave New World premieres Wednesday, May 2 at 10PM on SCIENCE.

Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society? Or too much of a good thing? Based on the best-selling book A Short History of Progress, this provocative documentary explores the concept of progress in our modern world, guiding us through a sweeping but detailed survey of the major 'progress traps' facing our civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. Featuring powerful arguments from such visionaries as Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Hawking, Craig Venter, Robert Wright, Michael Hudson, and Ronald Wright, this enlightening and visually spectacular film invites us to contemplate the progress traps that destroyed past civilizations and that lie treacherously embedded in our own. Leading critics of Wall Street, cognitive psychologists, and ecologists lay bare the consequences of progress-as-usual as the film travels around the world - from a burgeoning China to the disappearing rainforests of Brazil to a chimp research lab in New Iberia, Louisiana - to construct a shocking overview of the way our global economic system is eating away at our planet's resources and shackling entire populations with poverty. Providing an honest look at the risks and pitfalls of running 21st Century 'software' (our accumulated knowledge) on 50,000-year-old 'hardware' (our primate brains), Surviving Progress offers a challenge: to prove making apes smarter was not an evolutionary dead end.

Howard breaks the news that he will be assisting the university's guest lecturer - who happens to be Sheldon's long time hero, Stephen Hawking.

Sheldon pleads for Howard to introduce him to Stephen Hawking.

Howard agrees to give Sheldon's paper to Stephen Hawking under one last condition.

Stephen Hawking takes time to discuss Sheldon's recent thesis paper.

Stephen Hawking takes time to discuss Sheldon's recent thesis paper.