Brief Answers to the Big Questions A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' Steven Poole, DAILY TELEGRAPH The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? Can we predict the future? What is inside a black hole? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? How do we shape the future? Will we survive on Earth? Should we colonise space? Is time travel possible? Throughout 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. And now, 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. Wide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour, BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS, the final book from one of the greatest minds in history, is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next. A percentage of all royalties will go to charity.

 

本書將是你最後一次能讀懂霍金的機會

 

牛頓給了我們答案，霍金卻給了我們問題。

而且霍金所提出的問題，仍將在往後數十年間，

持續引領出重大的突破與進展……

我們將可歸因於，我們是站在霍金肩膀上的緣故。

——索恩（Kip S. Thorne），2017年諾貝爾物理獎得主

 

霍金在這本全球矚目的遺作裡，

提出了關於人類文明如何延續的十個大哉問，

並且清晰說出自己的見解：

大哉問之一：上帝存在嗎？

大哉問之二：宇宙是怎麼開始的？

大哉問之三：宇宙中還有其他智慧生命嗎？

大哉問之四：我們能預測未來嗎？

大哉問之五：黑洞裡面是什麼？

大哉問之六：時間旅行有可能嗎？

大哉問之七：我們能在地球上存活下來嗎？

大哉問之八：我們應該殖民太空嗎？

大哉問之九：人工智慧將會比我們聰明嗎？

大哉問之十：我們如何形塑未來？

 

霍金與漸凍人症搏鬥數十年，

腦袋中除了進行最尖端的物理學思考，

他念茲在茲的，都是我們人類如何繼續蓬勃發展、

如何保護最脆弱的地方、如何保有理性思維、

以及應該如何教育孩子以面對未來。

霍金一生幽默、樂觀奮鬥、永不放棄的精神，

也洋溢在這本遺作《霍金大見解》裡。

 

《中文說明取自本書中文版簡介》