Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time
Neil deGrasse Tyson asks him to weigh in.
By Rachel Feltman 7 hours ago
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s show Star Talk is ending its fourth season with a bang—a big one. The big one, to be precise. The show, filmed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, features famous astrophysicist Tyson interviewing famous-for-things-other-than-physics folks through the lens of science. For this Sunday’s season finale, Tyson’s guest is arguably the only physicist more famous than he: Stephen Hawking.
Tyson asked Hawking your standard softball interview question: what was around before the big bang? In other words, what happened before the moment the universe began? Check out his answer:
https://www.popsci.com/stephen-hawking-neil-degrasse-tyson-big-bang