robphy
Mar14-07, 03:29 PM
http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/03/14/172226.shtml
Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday March 14, @02:25PM
from the preparing-hell-for-people-who-ask-questions dept.
Science News
mr_3ntropy writes "Speaking to a sold out crowd at the Berkeley Physics Oppenheimer Lecture, Hawking said yesterday that he now believes the universe spontaneously popped into existence from nothing. He said more work is needed to prove this but we have time because 'Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end.' There is also a Webcast available (Realplayer or Real Alternative required)."
http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=23829 (article)
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/stream.php?type=real&webcastid=19171 (webcast)
Hawking begins about 18 minutes into the webcast.
(FYI: Real Alternative: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm )
Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday March 14, @02:25PM
from the preparing-hell-for-people-who-ask-questions dept.
Science News
mr_3ntropy writes "Speaking to a sold out crowd at the Berkeley Physics Oppenheimer Lecture, Hawking said yesterday that he now believes the universe spontaneously popped into existence from nothing. He said more work is needed to prove this but we have time because 'Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end.' There is also a Webcast available (Realplayer or Real Alternative required)."
http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=23829 (article)
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/stream.php?type=real&webcastid=19171 (webcast)
Hawking begins about 18 minutes into the webcast.
(FYI: Real Alternative: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm )