SPOTLIGHT
The Telescope: 400 Years and Counting
Quick — name the invention that has done most to redefine our place in the universe. Hint: This invention was also the most seditious, blasphemous instrument of all time, shaking the very foundations of society. The answer, if you haven’t already guessed it, is the telescope. Read the WIRED.com article “The Telescope: 400 Years and Counting”
Commentary on Forbes.com about LHC
Doomsday-watchers around the world breathed a sign of relief last Wednesday when the LHC was finally turned on and … well … nothing happened.
Don’t Buy Into The Supercollider Hype
Don’t Buy Into The Supercollider Hype – If you can read this sentence, congratulations! You just survived the official opening of the LHC, which an army of critics claim might create mini black holes that will devour the earth. Read an article by Dr. Kaku featured in the Wall Street Journal
Dr. Kaku to appear on panel of judges for MTV’s Engine Room
Tune into MTV on September 15th as Teams of Digital Artists from Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America using HP Technology to Compete in Creative Challenges for a $400,000 Prize! Teams will be judged by an eclectic panel of iconic artists, musicians, filmmakers, celebrities and innovators – Dr. Kaku is one of those judges.
Read the Press Release and also visit the MTV Engine Room Website to find out more
Dr. Kaku joins MSNBC to discuss the LHC
MSNBC interviewed Dr. Kaku about the LHC and published an interactive video feature on their website
Read more about the worries and wonders surrounding the project that took more than 30 years of planning, 14 years of building and $10 billion Dollars.
Watch Dr. Kaku on The Science Channel every Sunday night
Watch the Science Channel Promo for the Show
Dr. Kaku writes for SciFi Blog: How you can Change the World
Dr. Kaku contributes his thoughts to a new Sci Fi blog site that will bring you amazing ideas from the frontiers of innovation and help set forth first steps in helping solve some of the challenges we face today.
Read it and join the conversation.
Dr. Kaku is presented with the Klopsteg Memorial Award
Dr. Kaku was presented with the 2008 Klopsteg Memorial Award by the AAPT last month. The Honor Recognizes ‘Extraordinary Accomplishments in Communicating the Excitement of Physics to the General Public’ .
Physics of the Impossible hits the NY Times Best Seller List
Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku hit the NY Times Bestseller list at #12 in an upcoming edition of the Times.
From Seattle Times: Invisibility? Time travel? “Physics of the Impossible” says it may not be far-fetched: “Kaku encourages us to take seriously ideas the world’s great intellects consider crazy, reminding us that these same powerful minds sometimes wonder whether such way-out theories and models of the universe are crazy enough to be true.”
Michio Kaku address at University of Advancing Technology (3 Clips)
Michio Kaku was honored at the University of Advancing Technology on 4.18.2008
BBC Documentary: Parallel Universes (5 Clips)
Parallel Universes is a 2001 documentary produced by the BBC’s Horizon series. The documentary has to do with parallel universes, string theory, M theory, supergravity, and other theoretical physics concepts. Participants include Michio Kaku, Paul Steinhardt, and other physicists.
The Science Channel: Visions of the Future (5 Clips) The Intelligence Revolution
In the opening installment, Kaku explains how artificial intelligence will revolutionize homes, workplaces and lifestyles, and how virtual worlds will become so realistic that they will rival the physical world. Robots with human-level intelligence may finally become a reality, and in the ultimate stage of mastery, we’ll even be able to merge our minds with machine intelligence.
The Science Channel 2057 Series (5 Clips) THE WORLD
An invisible soldier? A space elevator to the stars? Transmit the inventory of the Library of Congress via laser beam in seconds? What are the real fuel sources of the future? Learn about technological quantum leaps that will shape our planet in 50 years.
