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Michio Kaku on the Universe
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Kaku is the man. Right up there with Sagan, Tyson and Nye in terms of making science interesting and approachable.
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August 30, 2012 at 9:47 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2012 at 9:47 pm by Napoléon.)
Definitely, I don't understand him sometimes when he gets into his 'super physics mode' and starts talking about string theory etc, but he's just so into it himself that you just can't help but be as interested in it as he is.
(August 30, 2012 at 9:47 pm)Napoléon Wrote: Definitely, I don't understand him sometimes when he gets into his 'super physics mode' and starts talking about string theory etc, but he's just so into it himself that you just can't help but be as interested in it as he is. I'm not convinced anyone understands string theory. Advanced physics is some incomprehensible stuff. I read a book on inflation theory by Guth - a third of it I think I understood, another third went over my head, and the rest went way over my head.
Listening to how Isaac Newton basically invented calculus blows my mind. I mean, he must of been a clever bastard to come up with that shit all by himself.
(August 30, 2012 at 9:58 pm)Napoléon Wrote: Listening to how Isaac Newton basically invented calculus blows my mind. I mean, he must of been a clever bastard to come up with that shit all by himself. Yeah, Newton was one in a million, figuratively speaking, or more like one in a billion. Many of his contributions to human knowledge are relevant today, and others served as the foundation for the likes of Einstein to build upon. I have in the past (and to my shame) found it easy to think of earlier cultures as unsophisticated and ignorant. While there is some basis in truth to that as throughout the majority of human history, the common people were largely uneducated and illiterate, when you look at the accomplishments of those who were educated... ...all the way back to the ancient Romans, Greeks, Chinese [and many, many others, omissions are unintentional]... ...we can see what human ingenuity is capable of. I can only imagine how things might appear today, had it been possible for broader education and development of human potential.  "Suppose there was an intelligence, vast and unknowable. Suppose it lit the big bang, suppose it wrote the laws of physics, and has been subtly molding the universe for 14 billion years. Now keep a straight face and tell me that it cares where you stick your dick." Michio Kaku ![[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg?rlkey=x1nmxbwrp...pouidnfvtl]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/a6a72vica8gsyddmkhtxp/extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg?rlkey=x1nmxbwrpk9dzrupouidnfvtl)
Where the hell did you get that quote from?
 RE: Michio Kaku on the Universe
August 31, 2012 at 3:47 pm
(This post was last modified: August 31, 2012 at 3:48 pm by Cato.)
(August 31, 2012 at 8:47 am)Napoléon Wrote: Where the hell did you get that quote from? I love the quote and can easily imagine Kaku feeling this way; however, his prominence as a public educator of sorts makes me skeptical. I see the quote being used in signature tags and has popped up in various discussion forums over the last few days, but I cannot find any proper attribution. To be clear, I would be delighted if this is actually a Kaku quote.  |
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