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CNBC THE EDGE: THE FUTURE OF THE MIND

The Edge is a bold series by CNBC that explores the limitless potential of innovation. Theoretical physicist and futurist, Dr. Michio Kaku, hosts a special edition of The Edge, based on his #1 bestselling book, The Future of the Mind, aptly called ‘The Edge: The Future of the Mind’.

Debuting internationally, the special series has since been released for U.S. broadcast. All episodes featuring Dr. Kaku are also available online at CNBC‘s website to watch on-demand. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON VIRTUAL REALITY: NEXT BIG THING

Projected revenues from virtual reality and augmented reality are expected to reach $120 billion by the year 2020. What will the future of this advanced technology look like? How will it change the way we live, work, and communicate? CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to explore this new frontier and to see why Kaku says VR is the "next big thing." WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON ‘CNBC: THE FUTURE OF US’

Theoretical physicist and futurist, Dr. Michio Kaku, joins a special news series, ‘CNBC: The Future of Us’ — a look at how robotics, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things will transform the way we live and work.

The series begins with life extension and cryonics by way of a pioneering company in Arizona offering a chance at immortality for $200,000 U.S. dollars. More than a thousand people have already signed up to be frozen at death. Is this just nonsense or is it the next big thing? WATCH NOW!

WANT MORE? – BONUS VIDEO + ARTICLE
CNBC‘s Zack Guzman interviews Dr. Kaku one-on-one on the subject of artificial intelligence. Will AI improve the world or will it slip beyond our control and wipe out humanity? CLICK NOW!

KAKU ON RING OF FIRE EARTHQUAKES

Japan, Ecuador, and the entire west coast of the United States all reside on the same tectonic "Ring of Fire". Both Japan and Ecuador just endured three deadly rapid-succession earthquakes. Is the U.S. next? Understanding how these quake sites are connected offers us a better grasp at predicting future seismic surges. CBS NEWS science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku, appeared live on CBSN to talk about these recent seismic events and what we need to be thinking about as this activity inevitably continues, potentially closer to home. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON HAWKING’S STARSHOT

This week, renowned cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, announced Breakthrough Starshot — a hundred-million dollar research and engineering effort funded by Russian scientist and billionaire entrepreneur, Yuri Milner, and Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. The aim, according to Milner, is to develop "high speed light-driven nano crafts and to lay the foundations for an eventual voyage to Alpha Centauri.”

Dr. Michio Kaku visited with Kennedy on FOX Business for a fun awe-inspiring discussion of Starshot‘s daring plans to make swarms of tiny spacefaring starships that will explore the cosmos at speeds approaching a thousand times faster than today’s fastest spacecraft. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON MAN-MADE MIDWEST QUAKES

A new government report shows that seismic activity in parts of the country’s midsection are now as dangerous as in California and Alaska. For the first time ever, government scientists are including man-made quakes on their official earthquake hazard map. Just hours following the release of the report, residents of Crescent, Oklahoma were rattled by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake, perpetuating concerns and raising questions.

CBS News science and futurist contributor Dr. Michio Kaku — also a physics professor at the City University of New York — joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to explain the cause and dangers of these man-made disasters along with solutions for reducing the threat. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON GOOGLE DEEPMIND ALPHAGO AI

Google‘s DeepMind project has created AlphaGO — the first computer program ever to beat a professional player at the ancient game of Go. This feat of Artificial Intelligence, reminiscent of IBM‘s Deep Blue victory against Russian Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in the late 1990’s, now pits machine-mind against South Korean Go champion, Lee Sedol.

Dr. Michio Kaku returns to CNN International’s ‘Quest Means Business’ to discuss these strides with show host, Richard Quest. How long before robots overtake humanity? Kaku shares his reassuring outlook on high-tech versus high-touch, affirming that which makes us most human also makes us most indispensable. WATCH NOW!

KAKU EXPLAINS THE LEAP YEAR

Why do we add an extra day to the month of February every four years? Does it carry some cultural or historical significance? Does it relate to weather or agricultural cycles? Do we even need leap years?

Dr. Michio Kaku visited with Jamie Wax on ‘CBS This Morning’ to offer real answers. Kaku explains the history, the math, and the science that all gave rise to the leap year as we know it. WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: EINSTEIN IS RIGHT!

Scientists at LIGO, a joint scientific collaboration of Caltech and MIT, have proven the existence of gravitational waves — strange ripples in space-time foreseen by Albert Einstein over a century ago in his enduring general theory of relativity and evidenced by LIGO‘s groundbreaking achievement. The discovery is heralded as "the breakthrough of the century" and a clear vindication for Einstein’s work.

Via remote feed from Amsterdam, CBS NEWS science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku, joined LIGO scientist Duncan Brown on a live CBSN broadcast to explain what it all means and why it matters. Kaku proclaimed, "This is going to open up a whole new chapter in astronomy and cosmology," adding his assertion that the emergence of gravity-wave astronomy offers "a window on creation itself." WATCH NOW!

KAKU ON MERCURY IN RETROGRADE

The planet Mercury will be "In Retrograde" four times throughout this year. The planet’s mystifying movements during such celestial events, associated since ancient times with "uncertainty, confusion, and doubt," are believed to disrupt communication, technology, travel, and more.

Is there any truth to this belief? CBS News science and futurist contributor, Dr. Michio Kaku joins ‘CBS This Morning’ to explain what’s going on and to discuss whether the myth is backed by science. WATCH NOW!

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