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It was recommended as a profound and deep short story, exploring the future of the universe and the possibility of creating a new one.
you should uh refer to one of Isaac Asimov's great short stories called the last question oh I think it's really really profound and deep he wrote it very very well
— Episode: Cosmic Queries: A Stellar Smorgasbord
Episode: Cosmic Queries: A Stellar Smorgasbord
It was recommended as a profound and deep short story, exploring the future of the universe and the possibility of creating a new one.
you should uh refer to one of Isaac Asimov's great short stories called the last question oh I think it's really really profound and deep he wrote it very very well
yeah find out right thanks for that reminder create a new universe create a new you know if it's trillions of years from now that science might exist
Episode: Cosmic Queries – The 30-Second Universe
The short story, 'The Last Question' by Isaac Asimov, was mentioned as being a science fiction short story about a question posed to the most powerful computer, and highly recommended for its content.
The great science fiction writer, the late Isaac Asimov wrote... Very late. He died 20 years ago. Yes, but one of the most beautiful science fiction short stories I have ever read.
And it was precisely about a question asked to the greatest of all computers. This short story is called The Last Question.
I don't even want to talk about it to anybody because it is such a cool story and it's such a short and quick read.
I will reread that. Everyone should experience it.
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov.
Episode: Cosmic Queries: A Stellar Smorgasbord
It was recommended for its profound and deep exploration of the heat death of the universe and the search for solutions to its implications. It was mentioned as a reminder to read the book again.
you should uh refer to one of Isaac Asimov's great short stories called the last question oh I think it's really really profound and deep he wrote it very very well
yeah find out right thanks for that reminder create a new universe create a new you know if it's trillions of years from now that science might exist