After that cancellation [of the Superconducting Super Collider in Texas, after $2 billion had been spent on it], we physicists learned that we have to sing for our supper. ... The Cold War is over. You can't simply say "Russia!" to Congress, and they whip out their checkbook and say, "How much?" We have to tell the people why this atom-smasher is going to benefit their lives.
Michio KakuPhysicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an attempt by an atom to understand itself.
Michio KakuToday's clunky smart glasses will be replaced by smart contact lenses. We'll command them by voice, blinking, or even thinking, to interact visually in 3-D with the Internet.
Michio KakuScience is definitely part of America's infrastructure, the engine of prosperity. And yet science is given almost no visibility in the media.
Michio KakuSooner or later, we will face a catastrophic threat from space. Of all the possible threats, only a gigantic asteroid hit can destroy the entire planet. If we prepare now, we better our odds of survival. The dinosaurs never knew what hit them.
Michio Kaku[T]he yeoman's work in any science, and especially physics, is done by the experimentalist, who must keep the theoreticians honest.
Michio KakuWe need an enduring, robust theory of education. Now, it seems education careens from one fad to another and often back again. I think that with better education and students willing to put in the 10,000-hours to become expert, we could develop better science professionals, even theoretical physicists.
Michio Kaku