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PCMag.com Q&A with Dr. Kaku — Where Are Our Flying Cars?

After some 80 years of empty promises, faulty predictions, countless science fiction films and comic books, and a rather famous animated TV series from the 1960s, Terrafugia may be the first company to develop and produce an actual flying car. Never mind that it costs $279,000 for now—the point is that it exists, and that so far, it seems to actually work.

To get some expert opinion and much-needed perspective here at PCMag, we asked Dr. Michio Kaku, esteemed theoretical physicist and best-selling author of Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, for his take on Terrafugia and flying cars in general.

Read the full PCMag.com Q&A with Dr. Kaku by visiting their website @ http://bit.ly/IYzih4

The WSJ Weekend Interview with Michio Kaku — Captain Michio and the World of Tomorrow

The Wall Street Journal - The Weekend Interview (A version of this article appeared March 10, 2012, on page A11 in some U.S. editions of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline:

Captain Michio and the World of Tomorrow: Humans are born with the curiosity of scientists but switch to investment banking by Brian Bolduc (former Robert L. Bartley fellow at the Journal, is an editorial associate for National Review)

By 2020, the word "computer" will have vanished from the English language, physicist Michio Kaku predicts. Every 18 months, computer power doubles, he notes, so in eight years, a microchip will cost only a penny. Instead of one chip inside a desktop, we'll have millions of chips in all our possessions: furniture, cars, appliances, clothes. Chips will become so ubiquitous that "we won't say the word 'computer,'" prophesies Mr. Kaku, a professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York. "We'll simply turn things on."

Mr. Kaku, who is 65, enjoys making predictions. In his latest book, "Physics of the Future," which Anchor released in paperback in February, he predicts driverless cars by 2020 and synthetic organs by 2030. If his forecasts sound strange, Mr. Kaku understands the skepticism. "If you could meet your grandkids as elderly citizens in the year 2100," he offers, "you would view them as being, basically, Greek gods." Nonetheless, he says, "that's where we're headed," —and he worries that the U.S. will fall behind in this technological onrush.

To comprehend the world we're entering, consider another word that will disappear soon: "tumor." "We will have DNA chips inside our toilet, which will sample some of our blood and urine and tell us if we have cancer maybe 10 years before a tumor forms," Mr. Kaku says. When you need to see a doctor, you'll talk to a wall in your home, and "an animated, artificially intelligent doctor will appear." You'll scan your body with a hand-held MRI machine, the "Robodoc" will analyze the results, and you'll receive "a diagnosis that is 99 percent accurate."

– Continue Reading the Full Article on The Wall Street Journal (The Weekend Interview) where you can join in on the discussion –

Original Article (WSJ: The Weekend Interview) by Brian Bolduc, a former Robert L. Bartley fellow at the Journal, is an editorial associate for National Review — Original Imagery by Ken Fallin

Physics of the Future Speaking Event: April 5th @ the Chattanooga State Technical Community College (RSVP NOW)

The Chattanooga State Technical Community College's President's Lectures Series will be hosting a Physics of the Future Speaking Engagement with Michio Kaku — This Thursday on April 5th @ 6pm (Location: GYM)

Please RSVP for the Event @ http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/kaku/
View the Campus Map @ http://www.pointsmap.com/chattstatecampus/?pid=5740

May 7th, Physics of the Future Lecture with Dr. Michio Kaku (New York Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan, NY)

Dr. Kaku will lecture on his book Physics of the Future on Monday, May 7th at the New York Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan. The lecture will explore what's possible in medicine, biotech, artificial intelligence, space travel, computers, nanotech, and also jobs and the economy.

Link to purchase tickets at: wbai.org; Call for Info at (212) 209-2800 or TEXT to purchase tickets –

Dial number: 27138 and then type in: MichioR_99 (or) MichioL_35 (or) MichioS_20. - You will receive a text and live phone call to take your ticket order — Or Buy tickets online.

6PM - Reception, meet and greet, followed by lecture: $99

(Includes a copy of book)

7PM - Lecture, General Admission: $35

(With Student ID at the door $20)

Lecture will be followed by book signing.

Books will be available for purchase with all proceeds go to benefit WBAI.

The Society for Ethical Culture is at 2 West 64th Street just off Central Park West.

Monday March 12th, 7pm Special Event - Meet & Greet Followed by Lecture @ The New York Society for Ethical Culture

Reception: March 12th Meet & Greet with Michio Kaku 6-7 PM, followed by lecture @ The New York Society for Ethical Culture.

General Admission to Michio Kaku's Lecture & Book signing - 7-10 PM. This is a fundraising event for listener supported, non-commercial, WBAI-Pacifia Radio 99.5FM

On Monday March 12th, Michio Kaku, host of Explorations heard over WBAI Radio on Saturdays at 2 PM, will commemorate the one year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster and give a lecture on his book "Physics of the Future", now available in paperback. The event will take place at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West (Click for Map). You will have an opportunity to attend a reception with Michio Kaku prior to the lecture and have your book signed before the close of the evening.

Tickets can be purchased for just the lecture at 7pm -or- for both the lecture and a Meet & Greet with Dr. Kaku at 6pm. Buy tickets online.

–Meet & Greet with Michio Kaku, followed by lecture: $99

–General Admission to lecture & book signing: $35 ($20 with Student ID at the door)

Doubleday Books Facebook Sweepstakes (Win Two Books About the Hidden Designs of Our World)

Doubleday Books has launched a contest on their Facebook Fanpage for the opportunity to win two books about the hidden designs of our world. The details are simple: Become a Fan of the Doubleday Books fanpage by Clicking LIKE and Enter the Sweepstakes on the landing page. Only persons residing in United States who are at least 13 years of age can enter. Sweepstakes Ends on February 15, 2012 @ 12:00 pm (EST).

Five lucky winners will win two books on the cutting edge of physical & natural science, Physics of the Future, by Michio Kaku, and Design in Nature, by Adrian Bejan.

2012 Paperback Book Tour Dates & Locations for Physics of the Future: How Science will Change Daily Life by 2100

Tuesday, February 21

Albany, NY – New York State Writer's Institute

Venue: Campus Center Ballroom

Time: 8:00pm

1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222

Wednesday, February 22

Louisville, KY – Kentucky Author Forum

Venue: Kentucky Author Forum

Time: tk

624 West Main, Second Floor, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Thursday, February 23

Berkeley, CA – KPFA Live Event

Venue: Hillside Club

Time: tk

2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, CA

Friday, February 24

Seattle, WA – Town Hall Seattle (partnered with Elliott Bay Books)

Venue: Town Hall Seattle, Great Hall

Time: 7:30pm

1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

(EPISODE 5) Chevrolet Carbon Stories with Dr. Michio Kaku — Colorado Activists Replant a National Forest After a Devastating Wildfire

Episode 5 of the new web series with Dr. Michio Kaku that is based around Chevrolet's CO2 reduction efforts has recently launched — Be sure to stay tuned as new installments to the new web series are posted to the website!

In Episode 5, Colorado activists replant a national forest after a devastating wildfire  @ http://bit.ly/vQECh5

Rebuttal to John Horgan's Response to my Recent WSJ Opinion Editorial — The 'God Particle' and the Origins of the Universe

Last week, The Wall Street Journal published my opinion editorial, "The 'God Particle' and the Origins of the Universe - The search for a unifying theory is nowhere near over." Subscribers to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal are able to read the original editorial by visiting http://on.wsj.com/sO8uwe.

In response to my WSJ op-ed, John Horgan (Science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at Stevens Institute of Technology) posted an article on his Scientific American blog – Cross-Check.

My rebuttal to John Horgan's Cross-Check blog entry on Scientific American can be found on the Dr. Kaku's Universe blog on Big Think @ http://bigthink.com/ideas/41681

(EPISODE 4) Chevrolet Carbon Stories with Dr. Michio Kaku — A Landfill Captures Methane Gas to Heat a State-of-the-Art Hospital

Episode 4 of the new web series with Dr. Michio Kaku that is based around Chevrolet's CO2 reduction efforts has recently launched — Be sure to stay tuned as new installments to the new web series are posted to the website!

In Episode 4, a landfill captures methane gas to heat a state-of-the-art hospital @ http://bit.ly/vpODs0