Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleporta
Michio Kaku is known as a popularizer of science and is quite good at it. One thing that I liked is the general absence of mathematical equations. The equations are important, of course, and if you want to learn more you have to get into them. But they are for the reasoning process of proof and are not necessary for understanding the implications of the results of the process. Kaku focuses on the interesting questions with a deep knowledge of science fiction, which he will be teaching online at CUNY during the coronavirus. These films include Independence Day, ET, Star Wars, Star Trek, Back to the Future, 2001 and its author Arthur C. Clarke, and the novels of H.G. Wells such as War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and Time Machine. In Star Wars we have things like the light sabres, the Death Star, the image of Princess Leia, hyperspace, and Kaku explains what those concepts would mean in real life. There's the question of time travel which has always fascinated mankind. The end of intelligent life on earth will come eventually-as the sun expands will we be able to go to other planets or stars? There's the question of extraterrestrial life and UFOs. Also telepathy or mind reading, multiverses, and teleportation. There's a fascinating story about a guy who was in the Philippines hundreds of years ago when Spain got there, and all of a sudden ended up in Mexico City! Catholics also have the phenomenon of bilocation in saints such as Padre Pio, and the faith in the Eucharist.
Michio Kaku   Format: Audio CD
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