Physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku, who visits the Writers Institute Tuesday 2/21, is at work on a "theory of everything" as proposed by Einstein.
Kaku approaches the issue via string theory, to which he is a major contributor:
"Chemistry is nothing but the melodies you can play on vibrating strings, and the mind of God, the mind of God that Einstein worked on for the last 30 years of his life, the mind of God would be cosmic music. Cosmic music resonating through 11 dimensional hyperspace. You see, our universe is a symphony. It's a symphony of vibrating strings and possibly membranes, but when it was born, it was born as a perfect entity in 11 dimensional hyperspace. That may eventually give us 'a theory of everything.'"
"So, people come up to me and say, 'Professor, if this is a theory of everything, what's in it for me? What's in it for numero uno? Why should I care?' Well, let me tell you why you should care about a theory of everything." More.
Friday, February 17, 2012
The Mind of God
The War on Science
Physicist and media star Michio Kaku, who visits this coming Tuesday 2/21, talks about the new war on science by scientifically illiterate politicians and their constituencies, and the obligation of scientists to speak out persuasively in favor of their fields.
The new 3-minute Big Think video is entitled "How Physics Got Fat (And Why We Need to Sing For Our Supper)."
Monday, February 13, 2012
A Trillion Frames Per Second
MIT researchers have invented a camera that can take pictures at the rate of a trillion exposures per second.
In his latest video on Big Think, Michio Kaku, who visits on 2/21, explores the implications of this new technology.
See the video.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Do Androids Dream of Stealing Your Job?
Yes and no, according to Michio Kaku, who visits 2/21.
"Forget every single Hollywood movie you’ve ever seen. Forget every science fiction novel you’ve ever read about artificial intelligence. Robots cannot do two basic things, and that’s where the jobs of the future will lie."
More on Big Think.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Doorways to a Parallel Universe?
Big Bangs may be happening all the time, creating an ever-expanding number of parallel universes.
Physicist Michio Kaku, who visits 2/21, thinks he knows a way to create a portal to get into one.
Kaku formerly hosted the show "Physics of the Impossible," based on his 2008 bestseller, on Discovery's Science Channel. See a clip from the episode here (and pardon the commercials).
Friday, January 20, 2012
The Search for Earth's Twin
Michio Kaku, who visits February 21, talks about earthlike planets on "big think."
Dr. Kaku addresses the following question:
"A recently discovered planet named Kepler 22b apparently has a very, very similar composition to Earth, although I don’t think they have it exactly figured out yet. What do discoveries like this mean and what is the possibility of many other earth-like planets being out there?" See the video interview.