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STEPHEN HAWKING's ability to make science understandable and compelling to a lay audience was established with the publication of his first book, A Brief History of Time, which has sold nearly 10 million copies in 40 languages. Hawking has authored or participated in the creation of numerous other popular science books, including The Universe in a Nutshell, A Briefer History of Time, On the Shoulders of Giants, The Illustrated On the Shoulders of Giants, and George's Secret Key to the Universe.

Foreword: Eddie Redmayne
An Introduction: Kip Thorne
Why we must ask the big questions
1. Is there a God?
2. How did it all begin?
3. Is there other intelligent life in the universe?
4. Can we predict the future?
5. What is inside a black hole?
6. Is time travel possible?
7. Will we survive on Earth?
8. Should we coionise space?
9. Will artificial intelligence outsmart us?
10. How do we shape the future?
Afterword: Lucy Hawking
Acknowledgements
Index
Very Brief Answers to More Big Questions