Mining asteroids, traveling on laser beams, and developing self-aware robots: science fiction or science fact? World-renowned physicist and futurist Michio Kaku says that these milestones are not only in humanity's future, but are beginning to occur right now. Dr. Kaku joins the Curiosity Podcast for a fascinating inside look at interstellar travel, artificial intelligence, human immortality, and alien contact.

Additional links from Dr. Michio Kaku:

• Official Website of Dr. Michio Kaku
• Dr. Michio Kaku on Twitter @MichioKaku
• "The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth"
• "Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel"
• "The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind"

Other resources discussed:

• How Elon Musk Names His Inventions | Inverse
• New technology is forcing us to confront the ethics of bringing people back from the dead | Quartz
• Eternime wants you to live forever as a digital ghost | CNET
• Augmented Eternity and Swappable Identities | MIT
• When you have an itch, what is happening under your skin? | HowStuffWorks
• Cody Gough on Twitter @ProducerCody
• Ashley Hamer on Twitter @SmashleyHamer

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Full episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/michio-kaku-on-interstellar-travel-artificial-intelligence-and-immortality

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