Stephen Hawking: Technological advances 'may destroy us all'
0:00 / 1:08 Share Media NATION NOW Stephen Hawking: Technological advances 'may destroy us all' Facebook Twitter Email Mary Bowerman | USA TODAY Network Physicist Stephen Hawking is again raising the alarm that humankind needs to shape up if it hopes to survive. In an interview with The Times , Hawking reiterated that humankind faces a slew of threats ranging from climate change to mass species extinction. He noted that technological advances have helped humans achieve seemingly insurmountable feats, but may also lead to our demise. British scientist Stephen Hawking. Niklas Halle'n, AFP/Getty Images “Since civilization began, aggression has been useful inasmuch as it has definite survival advantages,” he told The Times. “It is hard-wired into our genes by Darwinian evolution. Now, however, technology has advanced at such a pac...

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