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Books by Stephen Hawking mentioned on podcasts
Books by Stephen Hawking, most notably A Brief History of Time, frequently emerge in podcast discussions spanning physics, science, and personal reflection. On People I (Mostly) Admire, the host expressed a desire to read the famous text, joking that understanding its complicated concepts would be easier if Neil deGrasse Tyson were sitting nearby, and later highlighted the irony that the book is a common presence on shelves yet rarely read. Dr. Jordan Peterson mentioned reading the volume on multiple episodes of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, noting on one occasion that nearly forty years had passed since its publication while discussing related questions with a guest. David Grusch shared on The Joe Rogan Experience that he read the work in the eighth grade, which contributed to his early interest in astronomy. On SmartLess, Jack admitted that he had tried to read the popular science book but found it dense and difficult. Additionally, on StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson and guests discussed the book's background, including a warning from its original editor about how equations impact readership size, and touched upon another of Hawking's complex academic works titled The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time, which covers physics and mathematics related to black holes.
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A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking's landmark popular science book has served as an iconic introduction to cosmology and black holes for millions of readers worldwide.
Discussed“Steven Hawking at the end of a brief history of time quite famously, I wish I could recite it from memory. It's so beautiful.”
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