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Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, 1942 to 2018

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A physicist best known for his work on black holes, who also spoke out for the NHS, action on climate change and the risks of artificial intelligence.

Stephen Hawking sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly secular on religion, strongly globalist on nation and strongly progressive on culture.

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Where Stephen Hawking sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Stephen Hawking

Carl Sagan American astronomer and science communicator, 1934 to 199699%Yuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and author99%Peter Singer Australian moral philosopher99%Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1999 to 200898%José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Prime Minister of Spain, 2004 to 201198%Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and presenter97%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198697%Gough Whitlam Prime Minister of Australia, 1972 to 197597%

People furthest from Stephen Hawking

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20222%Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 19892%Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)2%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 19432%

Political views closest to Stephen Hawking

Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…97%Secular humanismBases ethics and public life on reason and science rather than religion.96%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…96%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…95%

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