On: Physicists Debate Hawking’s Idea That the Universe Had No Beginning

[irrational]

This kind of discussion always reminds me of the Asimov story "The Last Question"

https://www.multivax.com/last_question.html

[om3n → irrational]

An excellently illustrated version of "The Last Question":

https://imgur.com/gallery/9KWrH

[Sendotsh → om3n]

I’ve never seen the animated version. That is incredibly well done. The way it takes scrolling into account is brilliant.

[dr_dshiv → om3n]

Brilliant! Thank you

[baxtr → irrational]

Reading this, I am again reminded that technological progress is sometimes way slower than people think. Think about how the folks in the 50s/60s envisioned the time around 2000s, flying cars etc. I think the same might happen to autonomous delivery, general AI and the like.

[tutfbhuf → baxtr]

I wouldn't necessarily say slower, but rather different. The folks in the 50s/60s couldn't imagine how something called the Internet would change the world.

[jdironman → irrational]

That was a great read. Asimov was always so far ahead of his time.

[Balgair → irrational]

Similar stories:

http://devernay.free.fr/paradoxlost/html/the_end.html

https://urbigenous.net/library/nine_billion_names_of_god.htm...

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.sh...

[benji-york → Balgair]

Another one of a similar theme: you may have seen: http://galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

[psalminen → irrational]

Thanks. This was an amazing read.