qualified to answer that, but i don't think so. >> larry: john -- well, ben, you first. the tendency has been to kind of dismiss this, until mr. hawking arrived, as kind of kooky, right? >> i think that -- you know, maybe it's been overstated slightly from what he actually says in the film. what he says in the film is that if intelligent aliens exist -- that a big if -- and if they were to meet us -- that's another big if -- then we might be wise to treat them with caution. it's not stephen saying as far as i know in any way, stephen is not saying aliens are coming, we've got to hide under the bed. he's not trying to frighten anyone. he is just saying if you follow the argument logically, then he thinks that we would be wise to be -- to exercise caution when dealing with aliens. >> larry: so what do we do with this, john, other than entertain and inform us? what's the next step? >> well, what we're trying to do with this -- you know, what is just so amazing about this