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Einstein believed that free will was just an illusion, and that awareness of this lack kept him from taking himself and others too seriously. But Einstein was plain wrong, says […]

Four different types of radiation tend to accompany a nuclear accident like the Fukushima meltdown. Here, Dr. Kaku discusses the effects of each on the human body. 

Quantum computing already exists, but on a truly miniscule scale. We’ll have molecular computers built out of graphene before true quantum ones, says the physicist.

Scientists have isolated a new gene that has radical implications for everything from the entertainment industry to cocktail party conversations, says Kaku.

            A special task force is about to report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about whether America’s 104 nuclear reactors could handle the challenges that led to partial meltdowns at […]

The Internet, the European Union, and the Olympics are all signs that, within the next 100 years, mankind will forge a truly planetary civilization.

Even if the Singularity is bogus, machines very well may be as smart as humans by century’s end. How will we make sure they don’t turn on us? Sometimes you […]

Enzymes like Telomerase and Resveratrol, though not the Fountain of Youth unto themselves, offer tantalizing clues to how we may soon unravel the aging process.

Workers near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex are sealing a leak releasing radioactive seawater into the ocean, though scientists say the radiation will dissipate in the Pacific.

Physicists talk rapturously about an equation that could reconcile the four fundamental interactions of nature. But why should you care? 

A $10 million competition to create a mobile device that can diagnose illnesses could threaten to replace doctors in less than a decade. 

There are no more evolutionary pressures driving gross human evolution, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to genetically re-engineer ourselves in the future. 

Theoretically, there could be people and planets made out of antimatter rather than matter, but where are they?

By 2030 the physicist expects that we will have hot fusion reactors.

I wrote earlier this week about the media and its treatment of Yellowstone caldera. Well, I tried to be calm about a post/video I saw earlier today on CNN’s American […]

Michio Kaku and Peter Diamandis tackle the difference between the way our brains and machines compute, and how Artificial Intelligence will impact the future of the Web.

Computer storage and software are already migrating to the cloud, and soon processing power will go virtual as well, making our mobile devices as powerful as supercomputers.

What are the practical applications of cryogenics today?

Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. Today, Dr. Kaku addresses a question posed by Tomas Aftalion: Will it be possible to transfer one’s memory into a synthetic medium in our lifetime?  

Predicting the end of the world is a rough business. Everyone knows when you’re wrong; and when you’re right, you don’t get to take a victory lap. 

Are the revelations promised by string theory’s quest for the “Theory of Everything” leading physics in the wrong direction?

Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and […]

Breaking the analog world into zeros and ones results in some loss of information, but it allows for an infinite number of exact replications.

Because of the wave nature of matter, there is a finite possibility—albeit a minuscule one—that you could go to bed on Earth and wake up the next morning on Mars.

If we were able to move our brains, neuron-for-neuron, into a robot, would we still be the same person?

The doubling of computer processing speed every 18 months, known as Moore’s Law, is just one manifestation of the greater trend that all technological change occurs at an exponential rate. 

Even if science is able to teleport humans across large distances, would the teleported human really be the same person or just an exact replica? What would happen to the soul?

1.  According to our really cool BIG THINK physicist, Michio Kaku, evolution has stopped for our species. 2. But that doesn’t mean we can’t change ourselves. 3. So, in the […]

At one time, it seemed inconceivable that Detroit—the leading automotive center in the world—could ever lose its place on the world stage. But what if Silicon Valley is not ready for the Post-Silicon Era?

In 15 to 20 years, says futurist Ray Kurzweil, a biotechnology revolution will yield powerful ways for us to reprogram our genes. Our bodies will be altered on the genetic […]