World UFO Space's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Broadcasted friday 30th november 2007. Even Michio Kaku and the civilian scientific community think that alien life should be top secret, even if it´s found lightyears away in outer space. Then imagine if they were here already, do you think the governments and the scientists would tell us? There is without a doubt a conspiracy of secrecy regarding alien life wherever it may be...
GeekDad (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dr. Michio Kaku (center) in the Lightsaber episode; Image © Science Channel, used with permission If you’re a geek and enjoy science fiction TV and movies, you’ve probably spent at least a little time pondering how likely some of the fake science in them is. We’re willing to suspend disbelief for things like time travel, cloaking devices, and ray guns, but are we ever quite sure how much...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
The host of the new 'Sci-Fi Science' will look at the physics behind light sabers, traveling at warp speed and more. In a sense, all science starts as science fiction -- in ideas that don't yet have the substance of fact. "What if?" is where both begin, and they move on through the culture in tandem in a mutually encouraging way.
The Reference Frame (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Two times 10 minutes. This is a pretty amazing stream of captivating and mostly ludicrous fantasies. Kaku tells us that we will soon have mirrors on the walls that will choose the sex partners for the evening from the whole world, including secret information about her bankruptcy. The grandfather paradox was just solved in Star Trek, he tells us, by having recognized time as a river that branches...
[Geeks are Sexy] (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
“Our Place in the Cosmos”, the third video from the Symphony of Science series, was crafted using samples from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, Richard Dawkins’ Genius of Charles Darwin series, Dawkins’ TED Talk, Stephen Hawking’s Universe series, Michio Kaku’s interview on Physics and aliens, plus added visuals from Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, History Channel’s...
Not Even Wrong (Free subscription) | 45 minutes ago
I watched the first two episodes of Michio Kaku’s Sci-Fi Science show last night (for a review, see here). The format of the show is that Kaku uses supposedly real physics to design on his laptop a revolutionary new device, then unveils it at the end of the show to a group of sci-fi [...]
Trek Movie Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
From its humble beginnings, the Star Trek franchise has taken the science in its science-fiction seriously. Over the decades many ‘Treknologies’ have become realities, while some are still only theoretical. It is these kinds of concepts that will be the subject of a new Science Chanel show premiering tonight, where physicist Michio Kaku explores "Sci-Fi [...]
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The notion of a series that explores the scientific possibilities of sci-fi staples makes sense but whether or not such a show will work depends on execution. "Sci-Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible" (10 p.m. tomorrow, Science Channel) is a hit or miss affair. Dr. Michio Kaku, author of the book "Physics of the Impossible," makes an amiable host in two episodes...
Desicritics (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... provocative idea of whether thought could influence the physical world. Another related find was Michio Kaku's Visions , which examines how science is revolutionizing the 21st century. Jim Thompson, one of the greatest suspense writers ever, had quite a few books at the exhibition. I chose The Nothing Man about a newspaper man driven to murder. We also picked up The Balti Cookbook...
io9 (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
An upcoming television show explains why real life lightsabers are a physical impossibility, before building the next best thing. It's like Mythbusters but, surprisingly, made with even more awesome.According to Variety, the show, : Physics of the Impossible, will feature Dr. Michio Kaku looking at the reality behind ' favored weapon of choice. After explaining that light can't be formed...
Rainbow of Chaos (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
I mentioned a couple of posts ago about The Symphony Of Science’s A Glorious Dawn – an autotuned musical version of pieces of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. There is now a new music video out called Our Place in the Cosmos featuring not only Carl Sagan, but Richard Dawkins, Michio Kaku and Robert Jastrow as well. For [...]
Webeufobelievers (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... Videos. http://ProjectMotherShip.IsGreat.org http://ProjectM... 6 months ago - 2 weeks ago - Dr Michio Kaku and the civilian scientific community think that alien life should be top secret, even if it´s found lightyears away in outer space. Then ... 19 hours ago - Here is an interview with an LCROSS investigator about water on the moon! Very exciting news indeed! Perhaps one of the...
Duncan's TV Ad Land (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
John Boswell is running “The Symphony of Science“, a musical project designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. Three music videos combine original music with samples of appearances by Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye and Michio Kaku, A Glorious Dawn Boswell’s musical tribute to Carl Sagan and [...]...
scaryideas (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Symphony of Science : Our Place in the Cosmos [Video] Symphony of Science - Our Place in the Cosmos featuring Carl Sagan, Richard Dawkins, Michio Kaku and Robert Jastrow Symphony of Science - We Are All Connected featuring Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye Carl Sagan - "A Glorious Dawn", featuring Stephen Hawking
Planet-x.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Video Clip from the soon to be series SCI-FI SCIENCE: Physics of the Impossible (Series Premieres on the Science Channel - Tuesday, December 1 at 10 PM) Explore the world of the seemingly impossible with the all-new series SCI FI SCIENCE. Hosted by internationally-renowned physicist and co-founder of string field theory, Dr. Michio Kaku, this series poses the idea that science fiction...
