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KAKU ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR THREAT

Click for more TalkTVDo we fear nukes enough? The release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film shines light on nuclear history. With ongoing tensions in the Ukraine war bringing many of these themes from our past back into our present day, are we taking the current nuclear threat seriously?

Dr. Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and bestselling author of QUANTUM SUPREMACY: How The Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything, appeared on TalkTV UK with Rosanna Lockwood to offer his insights and expertise on this pressing issue. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON THE MARS GENERATION MOVIE

Click for more Netflix"The Mars Generation" is a documentary film that follows the science, politics, and philosophy of humankind’s future journey to Mars. Young trainees at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center prepare to become astronauts and astrophysicists training on everything from spaceship technology to running through worst-case simulations, and testing out anti-gravity equipment. Featuring scientific luminaries Elon Musk, Dr. Michio Kaku, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye, "The Mars Generation" debuts May 5th, 2017 only on NETFLIX. WATCH THE TRAILER!

KAKU ON HIDDEN FIGURES STEM STARS

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Click to Show Only Vanity Fair"Hidden Figures" is a powerful new feature film that reveals the untold true story of three women of African-American descent who contributed greatly to the USA‘s victory in the space race during the mid-20th century as so-called "human computers" for NASA. The movie, in theaters January 6th, inspired IBM and Vanity Fair Studios to join forces in saluting the new guard of stars in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (collectively known as STEM). As a world renowned popularizer of science and advocate for talent and resources to support and advance STEM fields, Dr. Michio Kaku, was invited to expand on the subject, to put a spotlight on today’s STEM stars, and, as with the film, to inspire future generations to take up STEM studies and contribute to the advancement of humankind. READ NOW!

HAPPY STAR WARS DAY

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@michiokaku: May The 4th Be With You! Happy #StarWarsDay to my many fellow @starwars fans. Science fiction fuels science reality!

KAKU ON THE SCIENCE OF ‘EXODUS’

EXODUS: Gods and Kings, the star-studded biblically-inspired epic film from director, Ridley Scott, opens in theaters today and it’s already making waves.

Speaking of waves, CBS invited Dr. Michio Kaku to offer his assessment, as a theoretical physicist, on the feasibility of parting the waters of the Red Sea, as Moses did in the famous bible story on which the motion picture is based. Can it be done relying only on science, without the aid of divine intervention? CBSN poses the question, "Could Moses really part the Red Sea?" WATCH NOW!

After you’ve parted the waters of EXODUS, travel through a cosmic wormhole in Dr. Kaku’s review (also on CBSN) of the hit sci-fi thriller, INTERSTELLAR.

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KAKU WRITES FOR VARIETY SPECIAL FEATURE

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VARIETYWriters On Writers Special FeatureINTERSTELLAR, the inter-dimensional sci-fi blockbuster movie from acclaimed director, Christopher Nolan, continues to wow audiences and critics alike with mind-bending sights and sounds at the forefront of science and storytelling.

Recently, the feature editors at VARIETY, the premiere Hollywood publication, respected throughout the world of show business professionals since 1905, asked Dr. Michio Kaku to contribute to their annual CONTENDERS Series in a special feature called CONTENDERS: WRITERS ON WRITERS.

Dr. Kaku shares his insights and impressions, not just as a physicist and futurist, but also as an avid moviegoer and bona fide fanatic of science fiction. The special feature is ONLINE NOW and hits print at newsstands this week.

Ready for more outer-worldly adventures?

Fly through the wormhole with this recent video post featuring Dr. Kaku on the SCIENCE OF INTERSTELLAR and a detailed paper that delves still deeper into the mighty mysterious realms of interstellar travel.

KAKU ON THE SCIENCE OF ‘INTERSTELLAR’

INTERSTELLAR has been called one of the most realistic space films ever made. As a CBS News Contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku was recently asked to give his own informed perspective, as a theoretical physicist, assessing how good a job the filmmakers did at the task of aligning their ambitious work of science fiction with the expanding forefront of science fact. WATCH NOW!

For more of Dr. Kaku’s thoughts and observations about The Physics of Interstellar Travel, read this aptly-named classic paper by the man himself.

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