---
title: "John Oliver Interview With Stephen Hawking"
description: "[caption id=\"attachment_25251\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"620\"] John Oliver and Stephen Hawking (Credit: HBO)[/caption] In case you missed it, John Oliver conducted a hilarious Q&A with physicist Stephen Hawking last week. It's pretty amazing. They discuss things like artificial intelligence, the possibility of alien life on other planets, wormholes, imaginary time, and parallel universes. Watch: Stephen Hawking Interview..."
date: "2014-06-22"
modified: "2014-06-22"
authors:
  - name: "Jolene Creighton"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jolene-creighton"
url: "https://futurism.com/john-oliver-interview-with-stephen-hawking67584"
categories:
  - "From Quarks to Quasars"
---

# John Oliver Interview With Stephen Hawking

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/john-oliver-stephen-hawking.jpg>)

[![John Oliver and Stephen Hawking (Credit: HBO)](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/john-oliver-stephen-hawking.jpg>)](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/john-oliver-stephen-hawking.jpg>)
*John Oliver and Stephen Hawking (Credit: HBO)*

In case you missed it, John Oliver conducted a hilarious Q&A with physicist Stephen Hawking last week. It's pretty amazing. They discuss things like artificial intelligence, the possibility of alien life on other planets, wormholes, imaginary time, and parallel universes.

## Watch: Stephen Hawking Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPV3D7f3bHY

## Other Awesome Content:

**[Stephen Hawking in a Nutshell](<https://futurism.com/stephen-hawking-in-a-nutshell>)**

**[Stephen Hawking Bombshell: Black Holes, As We Know Them, Do Not Exist](<https://futurism.com/stephen-hawking-bombshell-black-holes-as-we-know-them-do-not-exist>)Media Library**

**[Stephen Hawking Infographic](<https://futurism.com/stephen-hawking-infographic>)**

### Author social links  
[Facebook](<https://www.facebook.com/jolene.creighton>)  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolenecreighton>)  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/sciencejolene>)