Micio Kaku

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“Physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an attempt by an atom to understand itself.”

― Michio Kaku

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“It is often stated that of all the theories proposed in this century, the silliest is quantum theory. In fact, some say that the only thing that quantum theory has going for it is that it is unquestionably correct.”

― Michio Kaku

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“In some sense, gravity does not exist; what moves the planets and the stars is the distortion of space and time.”

― Michio Kaku

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“If at first an idea does not sound absurd, then there is no hope for it.

—ALBERT EINSTEIN”

― Michio Kaku

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“The brain weighs only three pounds, yet it is the most complex object in the solar system.”

― Michio Kaku

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“‎By 2100, our destiny is to become like the gods we once worshipped and feared. But our tools will not be magic wands and potions but the science of computers, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and most of all, the quantum theory.”

― Michio Kaku

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“There is so much noise on the Internet, with would-be prophets daily haranguing their audience and megalomaniacs trying to push bizarre ideas, that eventually people will cherish a new commodity: wisdom.”

― Michio Kaku

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“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation will suffice.”

― Michio Kaku

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“We have learned more about the brain in the last fifteen years than in all prior human history, and the mind, once considered out of reach, is finally assuming center stage.”

― Michio Kaku

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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

― Michio Kaku

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“Science, however, is never conducted as a popularity contest, but instead advances through testable, reproducible, and falsifiable theories.”

― Michio Kaku

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“Your grades in school, your scores on the SAT, mean less for life success than your capacity to co-operate, your ability to regulate your emotions, your capacity to delay your gratification, and your capacity to focus your attention. Those skills are far more important—all the data indicate—for life success than your IQ or your grades.”

― Michio Kaku

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“It is remarkable that a gigantic, city-size computer is required to simulate a piece of human tissue that weighs three pounds, fits inside your skull, raises your body temperature by only a few degrees, uses twenty watts of power, and needs only a few hamburgers to keep it going.”

― Michio Kaku

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“The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it is his head that splits. —G. K. Chesterton”

― Michio Kaku

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"In string theory, all particles are vibrations on a tiny rubber band; physics is the harmonies on the string; chemistry is the melodies we play on vibrating strings; the universe is a symphony of strings, and the 'Mind of God' is cosmic music resonating in 11 dimensional hyperspace."

― Michio Kaku

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"All kids are born geniuses, but are crushed by society."

― Michio Kaku

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"What do oil company executives, vampires and NASA bureaucrats all have in common? They fear solar energy."

― Michio Kaku