Read more Stephen Hawking stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1554/stephen-hawking.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:36:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66640/british-health-care-would-kill-hawking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOpponents of health care reform should be careful how they use the terrifying example of Britain’s socialized system. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stumbled upon an editorial on Investors Business Daily that asserts that “people such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the UK, where the National Health Service...http://www.newser.com/story/66640/british-health-care-would-kill-hawking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 13:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65689/medals-of-freedom-will-go-to-milk-kennedy-poitier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis year's Medal of Freedom recipients share a capacity to change the world, President Obama said today in naming the eclectic group. Among the 16 honorees are Sen. Ted Kennedy, slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, actor Sidney Poitier, tennis great Billie Jean King, and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day...http://www.newser.com/story/65689/medals-of-freedom-will-go-to-milk-kennedy-poitier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56680/mathematician-hawking-very-ill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCambridge University says famed mathematician Stephen Hawking was rushed to the hospital today and is "very ill." The university said Hawking had been fighting a chest infection for several weeks. Hawking, 67, gained fame for his work on black holes, and has remained active despite being stricken with motor neurone...http://www.newser.com/story/56680/mathematician-hawking-very-ill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 10:38:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40898/hawking-to-retire-from-cambridge-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStephen Hawking will retire from his chair at Cambridge University at the end of this academic year, the Telegraph reports. But the esteemed physicist will continue working at the college in an emeritus position. Cambridge requires profs to step down when they reach 67, and Hawking’s birthday is in January....http://www.newser.com/story/40898/hawking-to-retire-from-cambridge-post.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Oct 2008 14:15:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37963/new-clock-messes-with-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere's something different in a timepiece: It has no hands. It's actually designed to run in erratic fashion, slowing down and speeding up from time to time. It aims to disorient and dazzle, to remind people of their mortality and to pay tribute to one of the most famous watchmakers...http://www.newser.com/story/37963/new-clock-messes-with-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Sep 2008 8:40:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33906/scientists-see-breakthrough-in-stem-cell-production.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US team has made a breakthrough in stem cell research, growing new nerve cells from the skin of patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. The work marks the first time disease-specific stem cells have been generated from a patient.The method could be used to tailor replacement...http://www.newser.com/story/33906/scientists-see-breakthrough-in-stem-cell-production.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 Aug 2008 8:18:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/10480/the-100-biggest-brains-in-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Daily Telegraph jumps to point out that a quarter of its list of 100 living geniuses are British, and that that's one living genius per 2.5 million people—a higher proportion than for any other country. Americans still dominate the list, though, with a hefty 43 geniuses. Albert...http://www.newser.com/story/10480/the-100-biggest-brains-in-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1710/stephen-hawking-test-drives-zero-gravity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParalyzed super-physicist Stephen Hawking completed a zero-gravity flight off the Florida coast yesterday—floating weightless and free of his wheelchair for 25-second busts. "It was amazing," Hawking said after the flight. "Space, here I come!" The American firm normally charges $3,750 for the experience, but waived the fee for...http://www.newser.com/story/1710/stephen-hawking-test-drives-zero-gravity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Apr 2007 12:32:54 CDT