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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: There is real science behind force fields and invisibility cloaks.
Chapter 3: Phasers and death stars could one day exist beyond the Star Wars universe.
Chapter 4: In principle, teleportation is possible, but human teleportation will take ages.
Chapter 5: Mind-reading and moving objects with your mind could become achievable.
Chapter 6: Science still struggles to create truly intelligent robots and computers.
Chapter 7: We have yet to find alien life, but scientists are actively searching.
Chapter 8: Space technology is progressing, but enormous challenges remain.
Chapter 9: Einstein claimed light speed limits travel – but he might be mistaken.
Chapter 10: Time travel is tricky and paradoxical, yet still allowed by physics.
Chapter 11: For centuries, inventors have dreamed of the perpetual motion machine.
Chapter 12: Physics may be nearing revolutionary breakthroughs.
Description
Just how unrealistic is the technology we see in sci-fi novels and television shows? In Physics of the Impossible (2008), renowned physicist Michio Kaku takes a mind-bending look into how far away we really are from such fantastical notions as starships traveling faster than the speed of light or teleporting to different planets.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the future of technology
- Sci-fi fans curious about the science behind their favorite TV series and movies
- Anyone interested in astrophysics