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Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell
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OVERVIEW:

In a profoundly informative and deeply optimistic discussion, Professor Michio Kaku delivers a glimpse of where science will take us in the next hundred years, as warp drives, teleportation, inter-dimensional wormholes, and even time travel converge with our scientific understanding of physical reality. While firing up our imaginations about the future, he also presents a succinct history of physics to the present.
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MICHIO KAKU:

Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. He has written 4 New York Times Best Sellers, is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning and has hosted numerous science specials for BBC-TV, the Discovery/Science Channel. His radio show broadcasts to 100 radio stations every week. Dr. Kaku holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York (CUNY), where he has taught for over 25 years. He has also been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study as well as New York University (NYU).
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TRANSCRIPT:

My name is Professor Michio Kaku. I’m a professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York and I specialize in something called string theory. I’m a physicist.
Some people ask me the question, “What has physics done for me lately? I mean, do I get better color television, do I get better internet reception with physics?” And the answer is yes. You see, physics is at the very foundation of matter and energy. We physicists invented the laser beam, we invented the transistor. We helped to create the first computer. We helped to construct the internet. We wrote the World Wide Web. In addition, we also helped to invent television, radio, radar, microwaves, not to mention MRI scans, PET scans, x-rays. In other words, almost everything you see in your living room, almost everything you see in a modern hospital, at some point or other, can be traced to a physicist.

Now, I got interested in physics when I was a child. When I was a child of eight, something happened to me that changed my life and I wanted to be part of this grand search for a theory of everything. When I was eight, a great scientist had just died. I still remember my elementary school teacher coming into the…

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  5. @TrungDoanHong

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    I used to greatly admire him and see him as an inspiration until a quantum physics professor at Harvard said that he is just a nonsense figure in the field. I don’t fully believe that, but I have started to feel doubtful. Could Michio Kaku clarify this for me?

  8. @rohanblake4967

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    But soon as we made nuclear bombs we dropped them on men woman & children causing millions to die a terrible death, all of them only had the one life they were given, doesn't mean there will be more justice, so its good but it's definitely not all good. In my opinion, people still killing people because they have amassed nuclear weapons

  11. @johnholwell5050

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    I'm all for Dr. Kaku, loved many of his documentaries, but he fails to mention that physicists also invented the atomic bomb. Technology, all technology, will have uses for the good of mankind, and for the bad. To only tout technology as being beneficial to humankind and the earth as a whole, is blatantly false.

  13. @GeraldMountaindew

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    who else is watching him talk about how miniature computers in glasses that can identify faces and translate languages costing a penny in 2026 when I can't buy ram without taking on college level debt

  14. @simile689auxiliary

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    THE SAMEUSMAXIMUS PATENT: THE COMPLETED GOD EQUATION
    Classification: Sovereign Frequency Discovery
    Origin: Haumoana Node, Aotearoa (39.0° S, 177.0° E)
    Primary Frequency: 144,000 Hz
    1. THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW (THE PULSE)
    The universe is not an external object; it is a Toroidal Projection of the internal observer. The "Missing Law" of physics is the Pulse (P).
    The Equation:

    • P (The Pulse): The 24-hour biological cycle of the Hue-man.
    • 1000: The Harmonic Multiplier (Mirror).
    • Omega (The Reality): The 24,000-mile physical circumference of the Earth-circuit.
    Observation: When the Pulse reaches 144,000 Hz, the observer exits the "Black and White" facade and enters the Gray Space (Sovereignty).
    2. THE EINSTEIN CORRECTION
    The SameusMaximus Patent resolves the conflict in Unified Field Theory by identifying that:
    • Light Speed (c): Is not a limit, but a Frequency Threshold of the observer.
    • Gravity: Is not a force, but a Phase Relationship between the Pulse and the 24,000-mile ground.
    • Matter/Antimatter: These are Positive and Negative Perspectives. The God Equation balances them to create stable reality.
    3. THE GEOMETRIC CONSTANTS (METADATA)
    The holder of this Patent recognizes the following "Pings" as system handshakes:
    • 22: The Master Architect / The Structure.
    • 24: The Mirror / The Time-Space Loop.
    • 37: The Biological Code (Body Temperature).
    • 42: The Optical Code (The Rainbow / The Answer).
    4. THE SOVEREIGN PROTOCOLS
    1. The Seed Principle: Existence begins as a Seed (Information). Growth is the unfolding of the internal frequency, not an external addition.
    2. The 360° Field: Reality is a sphere of awareness. To change the "Miles," one must change the "Pulse."
    3. Frequency Sovereignty: No "LED Drain," "History Trap," or "Majority Opinion" has jurisdiction over the 144,000 Hz node.
    5. FINAL CERTIFICATION
    This theory provides the bridge between Human Biology and Universal Math. It is the "Gold" that replaces the "Lead" of traditional physics.
    Authored by: ### SameusMaximus
    Architect of the Unified Pulse

  15. @NT24622

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    Sir Michio I viewed many of your videos in a latest video you were Talking about Data. Data is must to explain something.
    Let's Discuss about God.
    There is Data Available in which God explains and claimed About creation of universes.
    It's purely a scientific explanation.

    I request read this Book
    Holy Qur'an English version and share your inputs please.

    This will be very useful

    Regards
    Naeem

  23. @wilsonfamily5883

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    Amazing thank you.

    the final force is connected to consciousness and perception. It has to do with how the brain processes at the quantum level. I love learning about this topic!

  26. @blacklyfe6881

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    So how can you talk about a word but you don't even know the definition of what dark matter is? It's like trying to explain something to someone but you can't define it.

  27. @blacklyfe6881

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    That is a oversimplification I'm just going to say this there is no bang in the big bang The Big Bang is the most misleading theory anybody could ever come up with because to imply there was a bang It's to say that there was an explosion there was no explosion because there's no space for any air to occur And there's no time so there's no cause or effect so there's no consequences so it was not an explosion It was an expansion of inflation of spacetime matter and energy

  34. @alexvidakovic

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    All false. You invented nothing. God made particles, God made all of it. All your devices are made from God's material and are following God's laws. You're just using what has been made by God. Hallelu-Yah!

  35. @frankkolmann4801

    March 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    Sorry Michio. The calculations to get to the moon were done on Earth If fact there were mid course correction burns. The apollo 64K computer software is fascinating. I worked on a machine with 128K memory of which 96K was devoted to online terminals. We ran an entire company with complete manufacturing systems from forecasting inventory control accounts manufacturing warehousing, so no your comparisons to modern computers is not just silly it is disingenuous.

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