Where do big ideas come from? How do we spark them in our own lives? What can we learn from others, such as Stephen Hawking, who have helped advance our understanding through science?

Ivan Semeniuk, Chief of Corespondents for Nature leads a discussion centered on the ideas and thoughts of Stephen Hawking.

Neil Turok, Julie Payette, Rebecca Saxe and S. James Gates, Jr. cover topics including unfied theory, cosmology and colonization of space.

This special TVO broadcast examines Professor Hawking’s sizeable contributions to physics, his role in popularizing science, and his inspirational life story.

Leading thinkers gathered to discuss his impact and how theoretical physics continues to drive new understanding that is vital to our future.