In the future, I can imagine that we will genetically modify ourselves using the genes that have doubled our life span since we were chimpanzees. Michio Kaku chimpanzeedoublefuture Change image and share on social
Leaders in China and India realize that science and technology lead to success and wealth. But many countries in the West graduate students into the unemployment line by teaching skills that were necessary to live in 1950. Michio Kaku chinacountrygraduate share on social
One in 200 stars has habitable Earth-like planets surrounding it - in the galaxy, half a billion stars have Earth-like planets going around them - that's huge, half a billion. So when we look at the night sky, it makes sense that someone is looking back at us. Michio Kaku backbillionearth share on social
You cannot create new science unless you realize where the old science leaves off and new science begins, and science fiction forces us to confront this. Michio Kaku beginconfrontcreate Change image and share on social
We physicists don't like to admit it, but some of us are closet science fiction fans. We hate to admit it because it sounds undignified. But when we were children, that's when we got interested in science, for a lot of us. Michio Kaku admitchildcloset share on social
To a physicist, we have the 'I' word, the I-word is 'impossible.' That's dangerous. Michio Kaku dangerousimpossiblephysicist Change image and share on social
I realized very early in life what my abilities and limitations were, and foreign languages was definitely one of my limitations. With strenuous effort, I just barely passed my French class at Harvard so I could graduate. Michio Kaku abilitybarelyclass share on social
I think Newton would be the greatest scientist who ever lived. Michio Kaku greatlivenewton Change image and share on social
A force field is basically an invisible shield. You push a button and all of a sudden a bubble forms around you which is impenetrable. It can stop bullets, it can stop ray gun blasts and we realized force fields are actually a little bit difficult to create. Michio Kaku basicallybiteblast share on social
Our astronauts, when they go orbiting around the earth, they actually come back slightly younger than a twin that they would have on the planet Earth who was stationary. This is called the twin paradox. Michio Kaku astronautbackcall share on social