Although humans have existed on this planet for perhaps 2 million years, the rapid climb to modern civilization within the last 200… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
No one knows who wrote the laws of physics or where they come from. Science is based on testable, reproducible evidence, and… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Entire cities could sprout instantly in the desert, with skyscrapers made entirely of force fields — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Scientists are embarrassed by science fiction; they want to distance themselves as much as possible. ... I think there's nothing to be… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
I vowed to myself that when I grew up and became a theoretical physicist, in addition to doing research, I would write… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“Science, however, is never conducted as a popularity contest, but instead advances through testable, reproducible, and falsifiable theories.” — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Climate change is the 800-pound gorilla in the living room that the media dances around. But in the scientific community, it's a… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Physicists often quote from T. H. White's epic novel The Once and Future King, where a society of ants declares, "Everything not… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Like music or art, mathematical equations can have a natural progression and logic that can evoke rare passions in a scientist. Although… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Science fiction without the science just becomes, you know, sword and sorcery, basically stories about heroism and not much more. — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
We need an enduring, robust theory of education. Now, it seems education careens from one fad to another and often back again.… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Humans are natural-born scientists. When we're born, we want to know why the stars shine. We want to know why the sun… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Futurism today is led by science-fiction writers, by sociologists, by historians. Now, I have nothing against them. I'm sure they do great… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“In making these predictions, I have had the invaluable assistance of scientists who graciously allowed me to interview them, broadcast their ideas… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Science is given almost no visibility in the media. If a Martian came down to Earth and watched television, he'd come to… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
One day when I was 8 years old, everyone was talking in hushed tones about a great scientist that had just died.… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
I often think that we are like the carp swimming contentedly in that pond. We live out our lives in our own… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
We physicists don't like to admit it, but some of us are closet science fiction fans. We hate to admit it because… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Science is the engine of prosperity. But you'd never know it, listening to some of the politicians. They're lawyers and businessmen, not… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“In science fiction, telepaths often communicate across language barriers, since thoughts are considered to be universal. However, this might not be true.… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
The Europeans and the Americans are not throwing $10 billion down this gigantic tube for nothing. We're exploring the very forefront of… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
It's humbling to realise that the developmental gulf between a miniscule ant colony and our modern human civilisation is only a tiny… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“My fundamental premise about the brain is that its workings—what we sometimes call “mind”—are a consequence of its anatomy and physiology, and nothing more.… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
I have nothing against investment banking, but it's like massaging money rather than creating money. — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
I am a figure skater, which helps me appreciate Newton's theory of mechanics. — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
If space is a fabric, then of course fabrics can have ripples, which we have now seen directly. But fabrics can also rip. Then… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
The best theory comes from string theory, which states that dark matter is nothing but a higher vibration of the string. We are, in… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
The media, of course, loves to make claims about the fountain of youth. Don't believe it. No one has it. But we're getting close. — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Consciousness-one level is understanding where we are in space. Consciousness two is where we understand our position in society: who's top dog, who's underdog… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
It would take a civilization far more advanced than ours, unbelievably advanced, to begin to manipulate negative energy to create gateways to the past.… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
A human body can think thoughts, play a piano, kill germs, remove toxins, make a baby all at once. Once it's doing that your… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“I’m as fond of my body as anyone, but if I can be 200 with a body of silicon, I’ll take it. —DANIEL HILL,… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Science is about principles. It's about concepts. It's not about memorizing the parts of a flower. It helps to know some of these things,… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
A related aspect of intelligent consciousness is delay of gratification: the wisdom to accurately predict whether delay rather than acting on impulse will yield… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
