http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2016/11/17/stephen-hawking-we-might-have-1000-years-left-earth/94012994/ http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35344664 In January, during a BBC Reith lecture, Hawking said humankind is inching closer to demise, and it’s our fault.