Quote of the Day by Dr. Stephen Hawking: ‘We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But…’

Quote of the Day by Dr. Stephen Hawking: ‘We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But…’

Stephen Hawking’s “advanced monkeys” quote frames Earth as small and ordinary, yet home to a species capable of understanding the universe—and that capacity, he argued, makes humanity “very special.” The deeper implication is about survival: knowledge, science, and eventually space exploration could help the human race endure future crises and overcome adversity. The post Quote of the Day by Dr. Stephen Hawking: ‘We are just an advanced breed of…