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Noam Chomsky was behind lobby to get Stephen Hawking to boycott Israel conference
US professor Noam Chomsky expressed regret at Hawking’s initial acceptance of invitation to speak at conference in Israel Noam Chomsky was among 20 academics who privately lobbied Professor Stephen Hawking to boycott a major Israeli conference, it has emerged. Chomsky, a US professor and well-known supporter of the Palestinian cause,…
Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel in solidarity with Palestinians
Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Hawking, 71, the world-renowned theoretical physicist and Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, had accepted…
Prof. Stephen Hawking tells students the universe does not need a God to exist
Former Cambridge Professor Stephen Hawking told students at Caltech this week that, contrary to the feelings of many God enthusiasts, the universe did not require a deity to create, nor does it require one to continue existing. Though his speech was supposed to be free of recording devices, some sly…
Stephen Hawking lost a $100 bet that the Higgs particle wouldn’t be found
Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking said Wednesday the Nobel Prize should be given to Peter Higgs, the man who gave his name to the Higgs boson particle. Former Cambridge University professor Hawking also joked that the discovery had actually cost him $100 in a bet. In an interview with the…
‘Unwell’ Stephen Hawking misses 70th birthday event
British scientist Stephen Hawking was forced to miss a scientific debate to mark his 70th birthday Sunday due to ill health but sent an upbeat message saying he was living at a “glorious time”. As scientists and media gathered at Cambridge University for a symposium to mark Hawking’s birthday, vice-chancellor Professor Sir…
Stephen Hawking celebrates 70th birthday
British scientist Stephen Hawking celebrated his 70th birthday Sunday, an age many experts never expected the motor neurone disease sufferer to reach. When Hawking was diagnosed with the debilitating condition aged 21, he was given only a few years to live. But despite spending most of his life in a…
We don’t need no water
During Obama’s campaign, the Fight The Smears website became a useful tool to push back against the right wing willingness to lie their heads off about anything for the slightest partisan gain. So it’s unsurprising that they’re going with the same strategy in pushing back against the scorched earth bullshit…
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