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Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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,  โ€ฆ...more
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Intro

0:00

UNIFIED FIELD THEORY THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

2:11

HISTORY OF PHYSICS

5:36

BEGINNING OF MODERN PHYSICS

6:38

Do they signal the death of Kings?

7:45

THE MOON IS IN FREE FALL

8:41

EINSTEIN'S Only apply near the speed of EQUATIONS light or near a black hole

12:52

Does the moon also fall?

15:05

ELECTROMAGNETISM

18:24

What does this mean for us?

20:41

FOUR FORCES OF THE UNIVERSE

22:52

THE NUCLEAR AGE THE STARS AND THE SUN

23:11

STRING THEORY a theory of everything?

30:28

Why seek other universes?

35:28

A FIFTH FORCE

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Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell (Full Presentation) | Big Think
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Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSCRIPT: My name is Professor Michio Kaku. Iโ€™m a professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York and I specialize in something called string theory. Iโ€™m a physicist. Some people ask me the question, โ€œWhat has physics done for me lately? I mean, do I get better color television, do I get better internet reception with physics?โ€ 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... To read the full transcript and for more info, please visit https://bigthink.com/videos/universe-... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT BIG THINK: Smarter Fasterโ„ข Big Think is the leading source of expert-driven, actionable, educational content -- with thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, we help you get smarter, faster. Sโ€‹ubscribe to learn from top minds like these daily. Get actionable lessons from the worldโ€™s greatest thinkers & doers. Our experts are either disrupting or leading their respective fields. โ€‹We aim to help you explore the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century, so you can apply them to the questions and challenges in your own life. Other Frequent contributors include Michio Kaku & Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Michio Kaku Playlist: https://bigth.ink/kaku Bill Nye Playlist: https://bigth.ink/BillNye Neil DeGrasse Tyson Playlist: https://bigth.ink/deGrasseTyson Read more at Bigthink.com for a multitude of articles just as informative and satisfying as our videos. New articles posted daily on a range of intellectual topics. Join Big Think Edge, to gain access to a world-class learning platform focused on building the soft skills essential to 21st century success. It features insight from many of the most celebrated and intelligent individuals in the world today. Topics on the platform are focused on: emotional intelligence, digital fluency, health and wellness, critical thinking, creativity, communication, career development, lifelong learning, management, problem solving & self-motivation. BIG THINK EDGE: https://bigth.ink/Edge If you're interested in licensing this or any other Big Think clip for commercial or private use, contact our licensing partner, Executive Interviews: https://bigth.ink/licensing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Big Think here: ๐Ÿ“ฐBigThink.com: https://bigth.ink ๐Ÿง”Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook ๐ŸฆTwitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter ๐Ÿ“ธInstagram: https://bigth.ink/Instragram ๐Ÿ“นYouTube: https://bigth.ink/youtube โœ‰ E-mail: info@bigthink.com

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