{"product_id":"brief-answers-to-the-big-questions-the-final-book-from-stephen-hawking","title":"Brief Answers to the Big Questions : the final book from Stephen Hawking","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            'Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and - where it matters - witty' GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            Is there a God?\u003cbr\u003e                            How did it all begin?\u003cbr\u003e                            Can we predict the future?\u003cbr\u003e                            What is inside a black hole?\u003cbr\u003e                            Is there other intelligent life in the universe?\u003cbr\u003e                            Will artificial intelligence outsmart us?\u003cbr\u003e                            How do we shape the future?\u003cbr\u003e                            Will we survive on Earth?\u003cbr\u003e                            Should we colonise space?\u003cbr\u003e                            Is time travel possible?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                            A percentage of all royalties will go to charity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Stephen Hawking\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 256\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 16 Oct 2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thryft x Books for Charity","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":47644163932441,"sku":"Q173","price":13.76,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47644163965209,"sku":"Q173","price":11.7,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47644163997977,"sku":"Q173","price":10.53,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":47644164030745,"sku":"Q173","price":9.94,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/files\/41551710_4e6b48b4-0644-433d-96b6-6be1b91420ee.jpg?v=1707513077","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/brief-answers-to-the-big-questions-the-final-book-from-stephen-hawking","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}