Trump Appeals To The Lowest Common Denominator: Hawking
Donald Trump has slowly taken over universal mysteries. Even Stephen Hawking cannot explain him. Though he has some answers to the "formation of the universe and the nature of black holes," there is just one mystery that he has not been able to crack the code of---the rise of Donal Trump.
When Hawking was asked to explain on British TV why Trump was successful so highly in the American Presidential race, Hawking said: "I can't. He's a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator."
The 74-year-old, diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 1963 and granted just a couple of years to live, cannot speak without assistance, and uses a computerized voice box. Every word used by him is spelt out, one letter at a time.
As Hawking is a strong interviewee, with frank opinions on politics, he participated in the debate on whether the U.K. should move away from the European Union in the impending referendum.
Said the 74-year old scientist to Good Morning Britain: "Gone are the days when we could stand on our own, against the world. We need to be part of a larger group of nations, both for our security and our trade. The possibility of our leaving the EU has already led to a sharp fall in the pound, because the markets judge that it will damage our economy."
"There are two obvious reasons why we should stay in. The first is that it promotes the mobility of people. Students can come here from EU countries to study, and our students can go to other EU universities. More importantly, at the level of research, the exchange of people enables skills to transfer more quickly, and brings new people with different ideas, derived from their different backgrounds," he said.
Other memorable quotes of Hawking include those of Zayn Malik of One Direction.
"My advice to any heartbroken young girl is to pay close attention to the study of theoretical physics, because one day there may well be proof of multiple universes," he said in response to a question about Zayn leaving the band at the Sydney Opera House last year.
"It would not be beyond the realms of possibility that somewhere outside of our own universe lies another different universe - and in that universe, Zayn is still in One Direction."
Did Eddie Redmayne's expression of his character in the movie enhance his female fan base, he was asked.
He replied: "I had many fans before Eddie Redmayne played me."
