OKOKOK Science Fiction – Official Website of Dr. Michio Kaku https://mkaku.org/home Physicist, Futurist, Bestselling Author, Popularizer of Science Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:39:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 THE PHYSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION 2023 https://mkaku.org/home/the-physics-of-science-fiction-2023/ https://mkaku.org/home/the-physics-of-science-fiction-2023/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2023 07:39:08 +0000 https://mkaku.org/home/?p=6124

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Starships. Time Travel. Black holes. Wormholes. Alien civilizations. Hyperspace. Anti-matter drive. Parallel universes.

Physics of Science Fiction (Physics 332) is a course Professor Michio Kaku will be teaching this Spring Semester EXCLUSIVELY for students at The City College of New York (CCNY). It applies physics to explain some of most sensational themes found in science fiction.

This exciting and popular course is taught online by Dr. Kaku, professor of theoretical physics, New York Times best-selling author, TV and radio personality, and co-founder of string field theory. The course uses lectures, slideshows and planetarium shows to explain the cutting edge of science.

SORRY. This course is for registered CCNY students ONLY.
Prerequisites: None, except a healthy imagination.
Credits: 3; Online lectures held on Tues & Thurs @ 2pm to 3:15 pm EST, Dr. Kaku then hosts a live online Q&A session via Zoom.
Required reading: Dr. Kaku’s Physics of the Impossible and Hyperspace. One midterm and final.

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THE PHYSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION https://mkaku.org/home/kaku-ccny-the-physics-of-science-fiction/ Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:24:32 +0000 https://mkaku.org/home/?p=5782

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Star Ships. Time Travel. Black holes. Wormholes. Alien civilizations. Hyperspace. Anti-matter drive. Parallel universes.

Physics of Science Fiction (Physics 332) is a new course which Professor Michio Kaku will be teaching this Fall Semester exclusively for students at The City College of New York (CCNY). It applies physics to explain some of most sensational themes found in science fiction.

This exciting new course is taught online by Dr. Kaku, professor of theoretical physics, NY Times best-selling author, TV and radio personality, and co-founder of string field theory. The course uses lectures, slideshows and planetarium shows to explain the cutting edge of science. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU! Sorry, this course is for registered CCNY students only.

Prerequisites: None, except a healthy imagination.
Credits: 3; Online lectures held on Tues & Thurs @ 2pm to 3:15 pm, then Dr. Kaku hosts a live online Q&A session via Zoom.
Required reading: Dr. Kaku’s Physics of the Impossible and Hyperspace. One midterm and final.

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HAPPY STAR WARS DAY https://mkaku.org/home/happy-star-wars-day/ Wed, 04 May 2016 05:50:33 +0000 http://mkaku.org/home/?p=3006 happy-star-wars-day-from-michio-kaku

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

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KAKU ON THE SCIENCE AND FANTASY OF THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR MOVIE https://mkaku.org/home/kaku-on-the-science-and-fantasy-of-the-new-fantastic-four-movie/ Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:28:55 +0000 http://mkaku.org/home/?p=3228

Click to Visit the Fantastic Four Movie WebsiteFantastic Four, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. In a series of four special featurettes released by 20th Century FOX, legendary physicist Dr. Michio Kaku tells us why there’s more to the science of Fantastic Four than you may expect. The videos feature a healthy amount of new Fantastic Four footage that should whet your appetite for the movie, which hits theaters on August 7th. The first is entitled ‘Alternate Dimensions.’ WATCH NOW!

Fantastic Four - In Theaters August 7

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