Dr. Michio Kaku — Exploring Time Travel, the Beauty of Physics, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

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January 11, 2022

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1h 37m

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Tim Ferriss

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Michio Kaku — Exploring Time Travel, the Beauty of Physics, Parallel Universes, the Mind of God, String Theory, Lessons from Einstein, and More | Brought to you by 99designs (http://99designs.com/tim), Athletic Greens (http://athleticgreens.com/tim), and Wealthfront (http://wealthfront.com/tim). Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2022/01/07/michio-kaku/#more-59218 Dr. Michio Kaku (@michiokaku) is a professor of theoretical physics at The City College of New York, co-founder of string field theory, and the author of several widely acclaimed science books, including Beyond Einstein, The Future of Humanity, The Future of the Mind, Hyperspace, Physics of the Future, Physics of the Impossible, and his latest, The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything. He is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning, the host of the radio programs Science Fantastic and Exploration, and a host of several science TV specials for the BBC and the Discovery and Science Channels. Please enjoy! Intro [00:00] The early years and what Michio built in his parents' garage [05:08] Turning down an offer from Hydrogen bomb pioneer (and Michio's patron) Edward Teller [10:20] Serving his country during the Vietnam War after the internment of his parents by the US [11:30] The ingredients Michio feels are necessary for anyone to rise above any hardship [12:53] Favorite sci-fi [14:47] Einstein vs. philosophy [16:46] What constitutes burden of proof when it comes to science? [25:56] What is a parallel universe? [35:20] Is the rate at which time moves variable? [37:04] How does Michio think about consciousness? [42:26] God [53:22] What is string theory and why is it controversial? [58:50] The theory of everything [1:04:37] Does music play a part in how Michio contemplates physics? [1:09:52] Michio’s challenge to our listeners [1:13:07] Why didn’t cosmologist George Gamow win the Nobel Prize for his work on proving the Big Bang theory? [1:13:36] The career cost to popular scientists [1:16:58] Advancements Michio foresees in the next couple of decades [1:22:13] Michio’s works—where should one begin? [1:29:17] Michio’s favorite Einstein quote and other parting thoughts [1:30:56] SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Tim Ferriss

  host

  Entrepreneur, author, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show.

• Dr. Michio Kaku

  guest

  Theoretical physicist and string theory researcher, known for popularizing physics through books and media.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Tim Ferriss, featuring Tim Ferriss and Dr. Michio Kaku, Dr. Michio Kaku — Exploring Time Travel, the Beauty of Physics, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show explores Michio Kaku on time travel, consciousness, and the “God equation” Dr. Kaku recounts how childhood curiosity about Einstein’s unfinished quest for a “theory of everything” propelled him from building a garage “atom smasher” to pursuing unified field theory and string theory.

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