Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Entertainment
Chris Mandle

Stephen Hawking to take part in Reddit's longest-running Ask Me Anything

Stephen Hawking (Getty)

Stephen Hawking is hosting his first Reddit AMA this week – but it’s got one big difference.

The online community is known for the regular Ask Me Anything (AMA) feature, where celebrities or notable people log-on and field questions from users.

Previous AMAs have included Madonna, Peter Dinklage and Barack Obama.

But Hawking's AMA has a twist – the theoretical physics expert will take questions for just over a week until August 4th, and then provide answers over the course of the following weeks, making it one of the biggest AMAs in the sites history.

People News In Pictures

The talk is being put together by Nokia and Wired, nand will take place on Reddit’s r/science forum.

Hawking has said he’s interested in discussing artificial intelligence, particularly after voicing concerns about how humans can govern articial life forms, but admits he’s happy to field a number of different questions.

Just don’t ask him anything about One Direction.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.