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FREE to Watch: Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places (3 Part Documentary) @ CuriosityStream

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tightarse on 16/03/2018 - 21:07 curiositystream.com (2188 clicks)
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In September 2016, noted physicist Stephen Hawking partnered with production company Bigger Bang to produce an original documentary series for CuriosityStream called Stephen Hawking’s Favorite Places. When the show debuted, viewers had to sign up for a paid subscription in order to watch the show. But as a tribute to Hawking following his passing earlier this week, CuriosityStream has made the entire series free to watch for a limited time (credit bgr.com).

“At CuriosityStream, we will always be grateful that Professor Hawking passionately shared his enthusiasm for the wonders of the Universe with his fellow humans,” says the team on its website. “In tribute, please enjoy the complete series of Stephen Hawking’s Favorite Places through Friday, March 23rd.”

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      • Rkshar on 16/03/2018 - 22:53
        +12

        Cmon guys, there are other deals out there for you to comment on!

      • [Deactivated] on 17/03/2018 - 07:23
        +6

        You disgust me. That man did more in one lifetime than than entire world full of you would ever achieve.

        • Jackal on 17/03/2018 - 08:21
          +2

          Clearly you guys don't know him very well! He embraced his disability and his uniqueness. Before everything had to be PC pun intended, he was doing standup like this

        • kahn on 17/03/2018 - 17:23

          LOL, I'm pretty sure mirrors would disgust me more if I were you.

    • JIMB0 on 17/03/2018 - 18:09

      Leave guy alone. He couldn't even stand up for himself.

  • Ozvalue on 16/03/2018 - 21:17
    +23

    Thumbs up just for Stephen Hawking!

    • donotuse on 17/03/2018 - 21:20

      I’m a Steady State guy. Big Bang is an illusion!

    • nocure on 16/03/2018 - 21:22
      +4

      Too soon, have some respect.

      • Slippery Fish on 16/03/2018 - 22:03
        +3

        How long is long enough? I believe in having respect for people and their relatives ect but this is a public forum… It's not disrespectful to disagree with his theory's, infact I'm sure Steve would be anoyed with people shouting others down for it as it's a big part of what he did…

        That said he gave no real reason and it's not an appropriate place to post it.

      • donkey on 16/03/2018 - 22:46
        +2

        nothing is ever too soon to joke about. ever. it's either okay to joke about everything or nothing. someone is going to be offended by something at any point in time anyway, so have at it

    • artfuldodger on 16/03/2018 - 21:49
      +9

      Which doesn't mean his theories are wrong, just untestable at this point in time. As technology evolves, they may become testable just as ways are still being found to test Einstein's theories. Regardless, not a bad effort for a guy facing such a debilitating illness.

      • ilovefullprice on 16/03/2018 - 22:00
        +2

        Agree, some theories have taken decades for technology to catch up to make it observable for us, most recent being the Higgs boson.

        Who knows Hawking might receive a nobel prize in the future once we can observe Hawkings radiation, his most significant contribution to science rather than the much talked about Big Bang in which he had promoted heavily.

        • GordonR on 16/03/2018 - 22:25
          +1

          Sadly not, Nobel prizes are not awarded posthumously (unless the recipient dies between announcement and ceremony).

        • ilovefullprice on 16/03/2018 - 22:43

          @GordonR: Oh ok

        • King Steuart on 17/03/2018 - 12:52

          Well aren't you just a walking talking Stephen hawking

    • BlazinPast on 16/03/2018 - 21:54
      +1

      Gotta love the comments that don't back up their statements

    • King Steuart on 16/03/2018 - 22:30
      +3

      Take what God says with a grain of salt…..the bible is completely untestable and a lot of made up bullshit goes into what's in it.

      FTFY

      • UberIsCool on 16/03/2018 - 22:33
        +1

        What makes you think this was his angle? Some religious phobia of yours?

        • King Steuart on 16/03/2018 - 22:46

          Being scared of the power of population control is a worthwhile phobia

        • rokufan on 17/03/2018 - 12:48
          -1

          @Putnum: That's why I'm phobic of socialism/communism.

        • artfuldodger on 17/03/2018 - 19:58
          -1

          @rokufan: But capitalism/facism is your friend.

        • rokufan on 17/03/2018 - 21:00
          -1

          @artfuldodger: Capitalism has moved more people out of poverty into the middle class than any system in history. Capitalism (free market) is not fascism - unless you are a communist where everything non-communist is fascist.

        • artfuldodger on 17/03/2018 - 23:56

          @rokufan: Capitalism doesn't move people out of poverty. Under capitalism, the increasing concentration of capital naturally impoverishes the working classes. The key is redistribution of the privatised profit, that is, a welfare state. Without that, the progression towards a Dickensian outcome ensues. Throw out the phobic obsession with an ideology and delve into the dry reality of Political Economy.

        • rokufan on 18/03/2018 - 01:12
          -1

          @artfuldodger: That is a marxism 101 critique of capitalism, hardly ideologically neutral or a reflection of dry reality. Ironically, nothing concentrates power and wealth more into the hands of the elite than socialism/communism. The fact you mentioned private profits and redistribution of them is an acknowledgement of capitalism's ability to create wealth. Doling out welfare checks is not moving anybody into the middle class, welfare is suppose to be a safety net only. A largely free economy allows the talented and hard working the best opportunity for success. Since 1990 over a billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty thanks to the free market - not socialism or large scale redistribution. Research the issue if you're interested, and perhaps take your own advice and let go of ideology and be open to the facts and evidence just like I presume you do with your interest in science ;).

        • artfuldodger on 18/03/2018 - 15:03

          @rokufan: One logical fallacy after another which suggests much time wasting to come so I'll bow out. Though a funny forum to raise these things, I feel ol' Hawking would approve. His respect lay for a society which valued humility and kindness.

        • rokufan on 18/03/2018 - 20:24

          @artfuldodger: Allegation of logical fallacies without specifying or addressing - that's weak, it's indicative of a lack of counter-argument, you finished off with an emotional appeal (logical fallacy yourself).

          Actually, I only brought it up in regards to Putnum's comment. He had a swipe at religion, which he is free to do, but I can't let it go without mentioning the big secular religion of the left. You jumped on the comment, it obviously bothered you.

          Socialism/communism is the opposite of "humility and kindness" - centralised power (arrogance) and let's not forget the millions of dead bodies (evil).

      • grasstown on 16/03/2018 - 23:00

        Clearly you haven't studied it. These are heaps of podcasts available that test it and it holds up.

    • UberIsCool on 16/03/2018 - 22:31
      -2

      I love the Hawkings stalls in Singapore

    • bennybaubles on 16/03/2018 - 23:00
      +2

      We’ve just discovered the latest couch trolling brainiac on ozbargain. It’s a miracle All hail k23man

    • Diji1 on 16/03/2018 - 23:50

      I'm taking your comment with a grain of salt.

  • whodidthat on 16/03/2018 - 21:53
    +7

    Stephen Hawking was a unique guy with great courage, determination and intelligence. Not someone to be shot down, especially at this time.

    • afoveht on 16/03/2018 - 22:03
      -1

      All kudos to him, but IMO he was grossly overrated as a presenter to the general public. I found "A Brief History Of Time" excruciatingly boring - I read it just to tick it off as done. When compared to other physics presenters (Brian Greene comes to mind immediately as currently one of the best) I don't know what the fuss was all about.

      • jv on 16/03/2018 - 22:05
        +1

        Brian Greene

        yawn… Brian Cox is better…

        But NOBODY will ever come close to Carl Sagan !!!

      • Diji1 on 16/03/2018 - 23:51
        +6

        grossly overrated as a presenter to the general public

        So what? That was hardly his area of expertise.

      • Averell on 17/03/2018 - 00:04
        +1

        On "public presenter", I think that the Oz guy Nick Vujicic is much better. But Stephen Hawking is not famous for his presentation, is he?

      • cozmo on 17/03/2018 - 06:41
        +1

        If you are talking presenters you can not go past the great Eric Cartman https://youtu.be/vsrc7lekzM0

    • Mike_Mav on 16/03/2018 - 22:26

      Leave the personal opinions out of the comment section.

      • UberIsCool on 16/03/2018 - 22:29
        -1

        Look above, tons of personal opinions

        • jv on 16/03/2018 - 22:36
          +3

          You're not Cool Uber…

        • Diji1 on 16/03/2018 - 23:52
          +1

          @jv: Paying less than minimum wage is cool if you have an app.

  • bargaino on 16/03/2018 - 22:37
    +4

    If you really want to learn something, and have fun, watch The Feynman Lectures.
    Or at least, some of his talks and interviews on youtube.

  • muncan on 16/03/2018 - 22:40

    I’d recommend reading his book ABHoT.
    Or watch the video.
    It’s turtles all the way down…

  • grababargain on 16/03/2018 - 22:49
    +5

    You can also download Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis, Properties of expanding universes from University of Cambridge.
    https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/251038

    • Diji1 on 16/03/2018 - 23:53
      +1

      Why? You're not going to understand it …

  • CocaKoala on 16/03/2018 - 22:57

    Thanks very much TA!

  • bennybaubles on 16/03/2018 - 23:02

    We’ve just discovered the latest couch trolling brainiac on ozbargain. It’s a miracle All hail k23man

  • Jackson on 16/03/2018 - 23:48
    +2

    How don't these guys support Chromecast yet?

    • cheapy on 19/03/2018 - 19:01

      Ridiculous

      • Jackson on 19/03/2018 - 20:19

        Does anyone know what is required to include this support? I was under the impression that the browser defaulted this feature to all videos but this makes me think I am mistaken

  • Cleremy on 17/03/2018 - 00:48

    I wonder if Jeff Epstein's private island is featured.

  • bailbondsh on 17/03/2018 - 05:01

    been there done that bought the t-shirt next

  • syousef on 17/03/2018 - 07:31
    +9

    Watched all 3. I wish I could have watched at double speed as on Youtube but perhaps being slowed down once in a while isn't a terrible thing. Lots of filler in these and slow paced but they're not bad for introducing concepts.

    What's disappointing is coming here and reading what amounts to a pi**ing contest about which scientist is best. That's ridiculous. This isn't about whose sports team is best. It should be about the science, not which cult of personality. Each of the scientists mentioned - Hawking, Cox, Greene, Feynman, Sagan. All were working scientists who actually contributed to advancing our knowledge to different degrees. They were also all flawed human beings. Best way to remember them is to read about the science.

    Others have already linked to the Feyman Lectures and some of Hawking's work. Feynman's popular books are much more accessible by the way - This will give a feel for whether or not you might enjoy those: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x24gwgc

    For the others

    Brian Greene - Learn at any level you like - even uni level for free at his - http://www.worldscienceu.com/
    I can recommend the master classes and the uni level course on Relativity if you have the math background. (Highschool Math is enough if you didn't do the lowest level).

    Brian Cox works on the Large Hadron Collider. His popular TV shows is probably what he will be remembered for in the long run since the LHC tends to lend itself to large collaborative work often with a lot of people's names attached to each paper. Also how many physicists were also minor rock stars?

    Sagan - Of course watching the original Cosmos is the way to best experience his contribution. He did a lot of other things though including work on the art on gold plates that are attached to the Voyager probes.

    • afoveht on 19/03/2018 - 18:54
      +1

      what amounts to a pi**ing contest

      Yes, sorry about that. It seems my comment started a lot of this; it was never my intention. I should have said what I said without any comparisons.

      • syousef on 19/03/2018 - 19:52
        +1

        It's all good mate. Things go viral in a much bigger way all the time.

  • sparkles on 17/03/2018 - 07:57
    +10

    I'm glad of this post, will watch before the 23rd. I'm not glad I read the comments. Assholery everywhere.

    • ElWircho on 17/03/2018 - 08:58
      +3

      I ONLY read the comments! Thanks everyone for a good laugh.

  • kyteflyer on 17/03/2018 - 08:22
    +2

    Thank you. I enjoyed it and feel no compulsion to criticise Hawking or anyone else. I could not have done what he did with his life.

  • Brainwhacker on 17/03/2018 - 14:03
    +2

    What amazing person! Thanks TA, will try and watch this.

  • bennybaubles on 17/03/2018 - 22:10

    This bloke asks a spirit if Stephen Hawking the atheist has crossed over! 😀 https://youtu.be/ot9AlS3J3vA

    • syousef on 19/03/2018 - 19:57

      You heard it loud and clear. Stephen Hawking is being blown in heaven right now.

      sigh

      If Hawking was still alive, he would call this guy a dumbass and a fraud.

      • bennybaubles on 19/03/2018 - 21:16

        Yes debunked even though this bloke huff is selling hand made magic boxes for $4000. I’d love it if he posted a deal for the Ozbargainers and see the reaction.
        Here’s the debunking
        https://youtu.be/Hw1JOZWWC6M

      • DuckKnight on 20/03/2018 - 16:10

        Stephen Hawking is being blown in heaven right now.

        Is the video nsfw?

        • syousef on 20/03/2018 - 17:01

          Discussing religion and hocus pocus is never safe at work. But there is no XXX content. The fraudster was saying Stephen Hawking's mind was being blown because he now knows there is a heaven. He said it…poorly.

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