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MADem

(135,425 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 12:40 PM Apr 2015

And now, for something completely different--a little bit of current events, and a little bit of

... science!!!



Yes, that's Stephen Hawking singing Monty Python's "The Galaxy Song."

Yes, it is a marvelous thing.

Somehow the tune -- a comic reminder of our infinitesimal place in the universe -- hits even harder when it comes from the robotic voice of a super-genius.

[Stephen Hawking just got an artificial intelligence upgrade, but still thinks AI could bring an end to mankind]

The Guardian reports that the track was recorded in honor of Record Store Day. If you're dying for more of Hawking's musicality, you'll soon be in luck: A sample of Hawking's voice will be used in an upcoming Pink Floyd track....



http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/04/13/stephen-hawking-singing-monty-python-is-everything-we-never-knew-we-needed/?tid=trending_strip_2
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And now, for something completely different--a little bit of current events, and a little bit of (Original Post) MADem Apr 2015 OP
When one of the smartest people on Earth... gregcrawford Apr 2015 #1
I thought it was pretty cool, myself!!!! nt MADem Apr 2015 #2
Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #3

gregcrawford

(2,382 posts)
1. When one of the smartest people on Earth...
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 01:59 PM
Apr 2015

... covers a song by some of the funniest people on Earth, then maybe there's hope for humanity after all.

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