Kaku is one Guy you have to take with a ton of Salt,not just a Grain!

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku

Michio Kaku is a renowned theoretical physicist, best-selling author, popularizer of science and media personality. He's the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory). Although once an active physicist, he essentially stopped publishing original research in the early 1990's.[1] Kaku is popular in mainstream media because of his knowledge and his accessible approach to presenting complex subjects in science as well as his talent for supplying irrational, fear-mongering soundbites. While his technical writings are confined to theoretical physics, his public speaking and media appearances cover a broad range of topics, from the Kardashev scale to more esoteric subjects such as wormholes and time travel.

He also hosts the show Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible (based on his book of the same name) on the Science Channel which debates the likelihood of science fiction tropes coming into reality. In doing so, he displays his ignorance of almost all branches of science outside of physics. He also hosts a public radio show (Exploration) which follows the same lines, with a smattering of geopolitics thrown in.

Though Kaku is a qualified physicist working on reconciling quantum mechanics and relativity through string theory, he tends to be a bit of a crank who, somehow, has managed in recent years to appear as an "expert" on nearly every scientific documentary ranging from cosmology to the environment.

When he isn't deciding what he is an expert on (and it does make one wonder how much time he spends on it), he is busy with his Science of the Impossible aimed at Star Trek fans who want to know how phasers "work,"[2] his cameo appearances on random History Channel shows, and the Science Channel series based on one of his woo-istic books (which he flogs heavily on his radio show).

In short, he may be brilliant, but he is embarrassing outside his field of (extreme) expertise.

UFOs

In August 2010, during a TV interview,[3] Kaku demonstrated some bad thinking about UFOs. He said that 95% can be easily identified, but the remaining 5% are truly unidentified and "can't be dismissed." He also implied that witnesses in positions of authority are somehow more reliable, which doesn't stand up to scrutiny.[4] He also stated that aliens might come from a different dimension but is more sensible than David Icke generally.[5]

Anti-nuclear activism

Kaku has a history of rather hysteric anti-nuclear views. In the 90s, he spread myths about plutonium toxicity, and organized protests against the launch of the Cassini probe on the grounds that it was powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator containing plutonium. He predicted dire consequences for launch failure, which obviously didn't happen.[6] These predictions did not take into account the fact that several accidents involving spacecraft carrying nuclear power sources happened in the past and none of them had significant impact.

After the nuclear accident at Fukushima, he joined the fear-mongering. For example, he appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes, where he claimed that the accident would "impact all of humanity" and has "unspeakable consequences," and made a number of other overblown predictions. The program called him a "leading nuclear scientist," although there's almost no connection between his field and nuclear power.[7][8] He also made blatantly false claims about the core of Chernobyl's Unit 4 core still being molten.[9]

Kaku was co-founder of string field theory which, in physics, is no mean feat. The mathematician who changed the world of physics was Edward Witten. For years many physicists worked on the fact that all matter is known to be energy based and the physical manifestation was probably something referred to as a "string" , i.e., a compact condensed form of energy.

For years different groups worked on the problem coming up with five different solutions that worked ... but were incompatible with each other. Witten changed the world by creating math that used eleven dimensions to prove mathematically that all five string theories were one and the same thing. The offshoot of this proof that, if his proof is correct, and since 1995 it has proven to be, there are many dimensions in a multiverse to which we are physically unaware. These dimensions could explain everything from deja vu to travel in time and space.

This topic has been discussed in great length in the earlier Mingle2 science threads.

Just to throw some science into the mix, the Standard Model of particles has developed into particle-field symbiosis. Kadu expanded this concept into a string and string field concept. That brilliant piece of work does not mean he knows crap about whether we should have nuclear power or many other things. Kaku is known to be an effective and likable communicator. He is highly opinionated in areas outside his expertise.

I believe it could be living out a premonition we have in our dreams. For me its either a sign that I'm on the right path or could be a warning. I always use my intuition to guide me further but i also believe there are MANY parallel realities/ universes entangled in one huge complex hologram ;)

The game of life is extremely fun!

hologram? can you expand on that please?

Think he's going down the Matrix route Moe?

not sure, need his definition of a "hologram"...I never understood how these kinds of thoughts get into peoples heads...

i've actually heard of this before, some people think we live in a giant hologram. its too smart for my brain to compreheand. something about the universe being decoded as all 1's and 0's like computer code. like i said i am not educated on this type of thing so i couldnt understand it.

Kaku was co-founder of string field theory which, in physics, is no mean feat. The mathematician who changed the world of physics was Edward Witten. For years many physicists worked on the fact that all matter is known to be energy based and the physical manifestation was probably something referred to as a "string" , i.e., a compact condensed form of energy.

For years different groups worked on the problem coming up with five different solutions that worked ... but were incompatible with each other. Witten changed the world by creating math that used eleven dimensions to prove mathematically that all five string theories were one and the same thing. The offshoot of this proof that, if his proof is correct, and since 1995 it has proven to be, there are many dimensions in a multiverse to which we are physically unaware. These dimensions could explain everything from deja vu to travel in time and space.

This topic has been discussed in great length in the earlier Mingle2 science threads.

Just to throw some science into the mix, the Standard Model of particles has developed into particle-field symbiosis. Kadu expanded this concept into a string and string field concept. That brilliant piece of work does not mean he knows crap about whether we should have nuclear power or many other things. Kaku is known to be an effective and likable communicator. He is highly opinionated in areas outside his expertise.

not sure, need his definition of a "hologram"...I never understood how these kinds of thoughts get into peoples heads...

I wonder what is happening to some of those Guys,why they suddenly go off the Deep End on some Issues!