Hawking Recalls Pope's Views on Research, Stephen Hawking Recalls How Pope Tried to Dissuade Him, Others From Studying Universe's Origin - C

Hawking Recalls Pope's Views on Research, Stephen Hawking Recalls How Pope Tried to Dissuade Him, Others From Studying Universe's Origin - CBS News: "'You can't afford to be disabled in spirit as well as physically,' he said. 'People won't have time for you.'

Hawking must communicate using an electronic speech synthesizer, and he was asked why he used a voice with an American accent.

'The voice I use is a very old hardware speech synthesizer made in 1986,' Hawking said. 'I keep it because I have not heard a voice I like better and because I have identified with it.'
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