If any one of about 40 physical qualities had more than slightly different values, life as we know it could not exist.

The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.

Scientists tend to risk theories they admire

I have to speak through a computer... in my mind, I am free. Free to explore the universe and ask the big questions...

Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation.

In A Brief History Of Time I used the word "God" like Einstein did as a shorthand for the laws of physics. However, this is not what most people mean by God, so I have decided not to use the term. The laws of physics can explain the universe without the need for a God.

Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur.