Stephen Hawking Questions Trump's Views On Climate Change, Travel Ban
- 6 years ago
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking recently spoke with Wired on a wide range of topics, including President Trump.
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking recently spoke with WIRED on a wide range of topics, including President Trump.
On Trump, his remarks covered the travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries and climate change.
"This blanket ban is inefficient and prevents America from recruiting skilled people from these countries," Hawking said, while adding, it "doesn't include America's allies such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which allegedly help finance Daesh."
Hawking also urged the president to not deny climate change.
Back in July, Hawking warned about the consequences for the entire planet in the wake of Trump's announcement that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
Hawking noted that Earth could become uninhabitable in the future if the evidence concerning the changing weather patterns is ignored.
"Trump's action could push the Earth over the brink, to become like Venus, with a temperature of 250 degrees and raining sulfuric acid," he told the BBC News.
"Climate change is one of the great dangers we face and it's one we can prevent if we act now," Hawking further noted.
However, the physicist said Trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement puts the humanity at a greater risk for irreversible damage from the effects of climate change.
The president, meanwhile, has publicly expressed skepticism about climate change, dismissing it in the past as a "hoax."
In his speech announcing the withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement on June 1, Trump cited America's self-interest as the primary reason for the decision.
Hawking told WIRED that while he'd like to see the president having a different view on climate change, it's unlikely because Trump wants to "appease his electorate."
The physicist also touched on other issues, noting that he's concerned about the growing "anti-science movement" and warned about the potentially devastating consequences of artificial intelligence.
"I fear that AI may replace humans altogether. If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that replicates itself," Hawking said. "This will be a new form of life that will outperform humans."
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking recently spoke with WIRED on a wide range of topics, including President Trump.
On Trump, his remarks covered the travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries and climate change.
"This blanket ban is inefficient and prevents America from recruiting skilled people from these countries," Hawking said, while adding, it "doesn't include America's allies such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which allegedly help finance Daesh."
Hawking also urged the president to not deny climate change.
Back in July, Hawking warned about the consequences for the entire planet in the wake of Trump's announcement that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
Hawking noted that Earth could become uninhabitable in the future if the evidence concerning the changing weather patterns is ignored.
"Trump's action could push the Earth over the brink, to become like Venus, with a temperature of 250 degrees and raining sulfuric acid," he told the BBC News.
"Climate change is one of the great dangers we face and it's one we can prevent if we act now," Hawking further noted.
However, the physicist said Trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement puts the humanity at a greater risk for irreversible damage from the effects of climate change.
The president, meanwhile, has publicly expressed skepticism about climate change, dismissing it in the past as a "hoax."
In his speech announcing the withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement on June 1, Trump cited America's self-interest as the primary reason for the decision.
Hawking told WIRED that while he'd like to see the president having a different view on climate change, it's unlikely because Trump wants to "appease his electorate."
The physicist also touched on other issues, noting that he's concerned about the growing "anti-science movement" and warned about the potentially devastating consequences of artificial intelligence.
"I fear that AI may replace humans altogether. If people design computer viruses, someone will design AI that replicates itself," Hawking said. "This will be a new form of life that will outperform humans."