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" Only black holes of very low mass would emit a significant amount of radiation. "
Stephen Hawking
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" I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first. "
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" Time travel was once considered scientific heresy, and I used to avoid talking about it for fear of being labelled a 'crank.' "
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" If I had to choose a superhero to be, I would pick Superman. He's everything that I'm not. "
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" As scientists, we step on the shoulders of science, building on the work that has come before us - aiming to inspire a new generation of young scientists to continue once we are gone. "
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" Evolution has ensured that our brains just aren't equipped to visualise 11 dimensions directly. However, from a purely mathematical point of view it's just as easy to think in 11 dimensions, as it is to think in three or four. "
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" I am in touch with a company that hopes to replicate my voice. However, they are not replicating my original voice - if they did that, I would sound like a man in his 20s, which would be very strange! They are actually trying to replicate the synthesizer that sits on my wheelchair. "
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" I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera. "
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" Why are we here? Where do we come from? Traditionally, these are questions for philosophy, but philosophy is dead. "
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" Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment for good or ill. "
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