{"product_id":"brief-answers-to-the-big-questions","title":"Brief Answers To The Big Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe million-copy bestseller now illustrated with over 200 full-colour images, illuminating the fascinating science of our universe like never before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A beautiful book by a brilliant mind'' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The best, most mind-bending sort of physics'' THE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Time\u003c\/i\u003e leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe''s biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there a God?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did it all begin?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan we predict the future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is inside a black hole?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there other intelligent life in the universe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill artificial intelligence outsmart us?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we shape the future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill we survive on Earth?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShould we colonise space?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs time travel possible?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout 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\u003eAnd 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\u003eWide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour,\u003ci\u003e Brief Answers to the Big Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57398329704830,"sku":"NW9781399829250","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399829250.jpg?v=1778618869","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/brief-answers-to-the-big-questions","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}