as others, can you briefly explain what stephen hawking's places and physics in the history of physics. >> stephen went to school in the 50s he went to oxford and then graduate school at cambridge and he had his undergraduate while users even as graduate school and he had a revelation after that, before that he was a goof off and due to his illness he found a purpose in life, meaning in his life and he decided he wanted dedicate the last years two fundamental questions about our existence, basically why are we here, how did we get here how did the universe get here and why is it the way it is. those are not questions that people were asked in the 1960s and the systems, he even asked out of berkeley. >> the areas that he chose to study to adjust the questions, the first one is very obvious the early universe beginning of the universe and the other is a black hole which is much obvious but not many people were interested in those areas either back then because people thought that you cannot observe them, physics is an experiment or observational science and people thought you can

as others, could you briefly explain what stephen hawking's place it in physics, in the historyf physics? >> well, stephen went to school in the '60s, so he went to oxford first and then he went to graduate school at cambridge and that's where he really -- undergraduate and beginning of graduate school and he had after that, he fell ill. before that he was kind of goofoff and due to his illness, he found a purpose in life, a kind of meeting in his life and he decided that he wanted to dedicate his last years to answering some fundamental questions about our existence, which was basically, you know, why are we here, how did we get here, how did the universe get here and why is it the way it is. and those are not questions had a people are asking much in the 1960's. >> no. >> and the systems-- he may have been asking that at haight ashbury and berkeley and so the areas that he chose to study to address those questions, the first one is obvious the early universe, beginning of the universe and the other is black holes, a little less obvious. not many people were interested in those

joining this evening for a conversation about the new book stephen hawking a memory of friendship andhysic one of the most influential physicists of the time, he touched the lives of millions. recalling his nearly two decades as hawking's collaborator and friend, he brings this complex man into focus in a unique and a deeply personadeeply personal p. he puts us in the room as he indulgence her passion and curry and love, death and disability and grapples with a deep question of philosophy and physics. the deeply affecting account of friendship teaches us not just about the nature and practice of physics but also about life and the human capacity to overcome daunting obstacles. joined in conversation by voice actor rob paulson who is in a voice actor for nearly three decades and is the voice of pinky from pinky and the brain, donatello from teenage mutant ninja turtles and carl weser from jimmy neutron. he's one and any award, peabody award and three emmys for his voice acting. his memoir, voice lessons, was released last year and ironically a man that uses his voice for work, he found

when did i just get a call from an agent, stephen hawking called. that happened. a bizarre question, but would you like to write a book? are you kidding me? >> i can say again, having read the book, i make my living in the funny busess. you do have an excellent sense of humor, leonard, and he comes across beautifully in the book. it truly does. you mentioned the sort of dryness the physics, like you have found a way and clearly mr. hocking had a wicked sense of humor, , too, and you were ableo translate that to the reader. it really is that t effect i i know you begin working with stephen when he was sort of in his full-blown sclerosis, lou gehrig's disease. what surprised you witnessing firsthand how stephen worked? was anything that made you go,, this is pretty remarkable? in addition to the fact he was doing what he was doing and his physical state >> well, it's really fascinating. again, i don't want to get too long with this answer but -- >> it's your book, man. >> physics, synthesis can be looked at in two differe ways. one is algebraically with equations, o

some stephen hawking books. don't ask me any clever questions because i scanned over it. to challenge your brain and make sure you are learning. and touching base with home because when you left for budapest, it wasn't exactly the best timing for your family with the arrival of your son. how did you find all of that and how much has he changed since you left? when i left, he was four weeks old. when i came home he was ten weeks old so i had been away longer than i knew him. he was very different. we all know how babies grow so fast, so he started to smile now and laugh at my face for some reason. that is more of a good thing i guess. adam peaty takes olympic gold for great britain. as a gold medal the bare minimum that you are demanding from yourself next year? i think so. are demanding from yourself next year? ithink so. ithink are demanding from yourself next year? i think so. i think sometimes demanding things of yourself instead of being free is harder. people think you have to win but i'm not going there with any anxiety of what i should be. going there with any anxi

have a voicebox, he had that electronic kind of, you know, mechanism that speaks for you, like stephen hawkingt to vote, that he'd already voted. it's completely encouraging. people hang up, sometimes you don't get an answer, you check that so you don't call it again. but we've already made 6 million calls, but it's not enough. remember, gore lost florida by 537 votes. every vote counts. if you don't think, you know, save one life, you save the world. save one vote, you save the world. this isn't just a vote for the united states of america, this is a vote for the whole world. we get notes from around the world, i wish i could vote in your election. >> what do you say to people who you reach in the phone bank, who are -- they're trying to decide whether they're going to vote at all. what do you say to those folks? >> what i say to them, jonathan, is, too many people have fought for the right to vote. too many people in countries don't have the right to vote. it is a sacred responsibility. you have to honor it. it is deeply american to vote. you know. >> people have died for it. >> people have

. >> stephen: next we have award-winning actor and author, ethan hawke, live have a hidden camera. >> >> stephen: and it looks like we've been caught. >> colbert. is that you? >> stephen: here to count electoral votes, we've got the tootsie pop al. how many votes will the candidates need to clinch the election, mr. al? >> one... two... three. >> stephen: so three? >> no, dummy 270. do you have another lollipop. >> stephen: next we have actor and activist george takei. george, what states will you be,lying at night? >> personally i'm interested in the swing states of ohio and michigan, or as they're known by their postal codes oh, my. >> stephen: rounding out the panels we have six of santa's reindeer, somebody in a cea wig, and to talk about the youth vote five teenagers who are either named joe or donald. >> my name is ronald. >> stephen: close enough. there you have it, information. panel, what are your thoughts about the night so far? ( all talking at once ) >> stephen: i'm being told that's all we have time for. this has been "stephen colbert's showtime election special 2020 prese

hawks. espn reports it's a one-year deal for bazemore. >>> stephen curry showing off his version of phil mickelson'sade for tv golf event. phil tweeting, i wasn't worried about the match, but i am now. steph replies, your biggest worry should be your partner's swing. phil's partner is none other than that guy, charles barclay. the swing, it needs some work. steph teams up with nfl legend peyton manning, who is a pretty good golfer himself. abc7 sports, sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >>> much more to come on abc7 news at 11:00. president-elect joe biden will announce his cabinet this week. new tonight, some of his expected choices already being revealed. >>> and an open letter to governor newsom signed by 150 women will appear in the chronicle tomorrow. their message about who he should pick not because i didn't want it. i worried it was too expensive, and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. but now, for the first time in our lives, i can do both. covered california was made by californians for californians. and it makes health insurance more affordable, with financial help for