"Schooled" is in fact, just ancient click-bait for wrong. I heard Hawking's exact explanation in the late 80s (a copy of the bet was on display in Bridge Hall a

"Schooled" is in fact, just ancient click-bait for wrong. I heard Hawking's exact explanation in the late 80s (a copy of the bet was on display in Bridge Hall as I remember), but there is also documentation from Hawking himself in '97 long before this article was written. I suspect Kip would be annoyed by the implication, since they are pretty good friends. It's even more sad that they don't mention the girly-magazine part of the wager since that adds a human and salacious twist to it... although out of Discover's G-rated range. Hawking's explanation for his position was that if black holes didn't actually exist much of his research would be incorrect, but at least he'd have the consolation of winning the bet. Stephen Hawking (1997). Black Holes (VHS). New River Media