Uploaded December 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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We asked Stephen Hawking one question, and his answer was amazing.
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Ph.Detours, Episode 12: A Brief Interview With Stephen Hawking

Producer and Host: Alexandra Lockwood
Series Producer/Camera: Matt Siegler
Created by/Camera: Jorge Cham

Produced by Piled Higher and Deeper phdcomics.com

Sincere thanks to: Caltech (http://caltech.edu), Kip Thorne, Tom Mannion, JoAnn Boyd and Prof. Hawking.