# Try to Make Sense of What You See and Wonder About What Makes the Universe Exist Be Curious by Stephen Hawking > "Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious." > **— Stephen Hawking**, *2010, Public advice / speech* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Public advice / speech, 2010. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Public advice / speech](https://www.hawking.org.uk/in-words/speeches) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Stephen Hawking|Stephen Hawking]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious." — Stephen Hawking, 2010, Public advice / speech https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-stephen-hawking-try-make-sense-see-wonder ```