Human-induced climate change our greatest threat: Stephen Hawking

The smartest man in the world, Stephen
Hawking - he sees human-induced climate
 change as mankind's greatest ever threat.

A lot of people consider astrophysicist Stephen Hawking to be the smartest man in the world. His research and theories have explained some of the deepest mysteries of time and space.

So it’s understandable why, on Tuesday, people sort of freaked out when Hawking said there was one thing he could not explain: The popularity of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

“I can’t,” Hawking responded, when asked to explain Trump’s rise as part of an exclusive interview with British news station ITV News. “He is a demagogue, who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.”

But here’s the thing: in that same interview, Hawking also said he didn’t believe Trump was the greatest threat facing America, or even the world. The greatest threat, he said, is human-caused climate change.

Read the ClimateProgress story - “The Media Is Ignoring The Most Important Part Of Stephen Hawking’s Comments On Trump.”