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    • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
      Archive of physicist Stephen Hawking left to academia and museums

      Wheelchair and trove of papers among items given to Cambridge university and Science Museum

    • Friday, 30 April, 2021
      Nilanjana Roy
      Biographers — myth-busters or myth-keepers?

      Two biographies of eminent men take differing approaches to their subjects — and only one of them works

    • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
      ReviewBiography and memoir
      Stephen Hawking: A Memoir — humane and intimate portrait of ‘a granite spirit’

      Biography captures the thrill of scientific discovery, as well as the trials of daily living

    • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
      Anjana Ahuja
      Black hole image vindicates those who saw the unseeable

      The visual proof of ‘dark stars’ would delight those who first posited their existence

    • Friday, 16 March, 2018
      Undercover EconomistTim Harford
      Stephen Hawking’s restless scientific curiosity pulled us all in

      The physicist, unlike so many experts, knew how to communicate difficult ideas

    • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
      World3 min
      Stephen Hawking's triumph of mind over matter

      How did physicist and author live so long with motor neurone disease?

    • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
      Anjana Ahuja
      How Stephen Hawking took physics to the limits

      His work on black holes continues to fascinate and frustrate researchers today

    • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
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      Stephen Hawking — in pictures

      The scientist overcame the odds to excel in his field and broaden the popularity of science

    • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
      ObituaryScience
      Stephen Hawking, scientist, 1942-2018

      Theoretical physicist who symbolised victory of human spirit over physical disability

    • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
      ObituaryfastFT
      Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
    • Thursday, 23 February, 2017
      Anjana Ahuja
      Planetary discoveries remind humans of their cosmic place

      An ultra-cool dwarf star carries the whiff of a jackpot of extraterrestrial life

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      Synthesised speech deserves recognition

      The unglamorous technology can do much more than just read out the time over the phone

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2016
      FT Magazine
      Artificial intelligence: can we control it?

      It is the world’s greatest opportunity, and its greatest threat, believes Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom

    • Sunday, 17 April, 2016
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      StarChip Enterprise is a mission worth backing

      The new billionaire-driven age of space exploration is inspiring

    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2016
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    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
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      Nanocraft to launch tiny trek to the stars

      Initiative aims to send a fleet of miniature spaceships to Alpha Centauri

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      Silicon Valley titans drawn to Britain’s AI talent pool

      Microsoft’s purchase of London-based Swiftkey is latest start-up to be snapped up by a US group

    • Wednesday, 27 January, 2016
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      Review: Stephen Hawking’s Reith lectures on black holes

      The Cambridge university physicist explains how cosmology and philosophy overlap

    • Friday, 18 December, 2015
      Izabella Kaminska
      Since you asked: Awkward questions on AI

      Is artificial intelligence really something to worry about, writes Izabella Kaminska

    • Monday, 12 October, 2015
      FT AlphavilleDavid Keohane
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    • Tuesday, 22 September, 2015
      Technology sector
      Fear must not hold back new era of artificial intelligence

      Ben Medlock, whose company used AI to help Stephen Hawking, hails the opportunities it will bring

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      From Janis Joplin to 1980s Argentina, documentaries and true stories have dominated the screens so far

    • Monday, 27 July, 2015
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      Tech leaders warn of killer robot arms race

      Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking among those calling for ban on autonomous weapons

    • Monday, 20 July, 2015
      UK business & economy
      Search for alien life receives $100m boost

      Silicon Valley entrepreneur Yuri Milner donates funds to hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence

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