March 14, 2002: Theoretical Physics - Dr. Michio Kaku
Podcast: The Art Bell ArchivePublished On: Sun Mar 16 2025
Description: Art Bell welcomes theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku for a sweeping conversation that moves from tabletop nuclear experiments to the far future of human civilization. Kaku explains sonoluminescence, a phenomenon first observed by Nazi scientists during World War II, where collapsing bubbles in liquid can reach temperatures rivaling the sun's surface. Recent experiments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory suggest these temperatures may be high enough to achieve fusion in a glass of acetone, potentially opening the door to clean, inexhaustible energy.The discussion turns to quantum entanglement, which Kaku describes as the universe being fundamentally non-local. He explains how measurements on one particle instantly determine the state of its entangled partner across any distance, a result Einstein resisted but experiments have confirmed. Kaku connects this to quantum computing, warning that Silicon Valley could become a rust belt within 20 years as Moore's Law collapses, with quantum computers representing the ultimate successor.Art and Kaku also explore the theoretical physics of time travel, including closed timelike curves and the multiverse solution to grandfather paradoxes. Kaku outlines a centuries-distant scenario for human immortality through neuron-by-neuron transfer of consciousness into silicon, and describes how the internet itself could one day develop emergent awareness.
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