Stephen Hawking Going To Canada 204
thepacketmaster writes "A previous Slashdot article I posted mentioned the possibility of Stephen Hawking coming to Canada. The Toronto Star now reports that he has accepted the position. Hawking will hold the title of distinguished research chair at the prestigious Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics."
Congratulations (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Too bad.. (Score:3, Insightful)
I just hope its not to kill him. But that's the word on the street.
The word on what street? Crazy Street?
He's still not moving to Canada (Score:5, Insightful)
According to the article - it's a 'visiting Chair', and he will make regular visits to Waterloo, ON.
In other words, he's getting a big paycheque for attaching his name to the institute and will make the minimal number of personal appearances to make it look legit.
Re:Serious question (Score:5, Insightful)
Never underestimate the disabled. While his body fails, his brain is in tip top shape. He is brave for continuing on with a disease that tears his body apart.
He still has a good 10 to 20 years.
I myself am disabled, and people underestimate me as well. I have physical and mental illnesses that are tearing apart my body and mind, but I continue on myself. I understand a bit of what Hawking is going through. But not all of it. I am not as advanced in my disease as Hawking is in his. I use computers to communicate with the world, because I lack proper social skills and communication skills and cannot speak them verbally, but I am better using a computer to communicate for me.
A few quotes... (Score:5, Insightful)
"In conclusion, I understand nothing about the anomaly, even after cashing the huge check I got for writing a book about it."
- Stephen Hawking, Futurama
"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."
- Stephen Hawking
More funny and insightful quotes here:
http://www.quoteaddict.com/ [quoteaddict.com]
Re:Serious question (Score:3, Insightful)
The question isn't a slam on the disabled - it's my understanding (not refreshed with a recent Googling or a Wikipedia visit) that it's extremely unusual to live far into your thirties when you have motor neuron disease.
Of course, those lifespan estimates have probably been climbing due to improved medicine since his original diagnosis regardless of anything unique to Stephen Hawking's particular progression.
Re:Someone sent us up the brain! (Score:3, Insightful)
We don't spend nearly as much on military.
Re:Watch Out, Canada! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Too bad.. (Score:1, Insightful)
He is living in England primarily so he already has the use of UK free health care system.