Comments on: Interview with Michio Kaku http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/ Beauty is in the eye of the shareholder Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: uglychart.com » Blog Archive » Michio Kaku, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and the importance of nonviolence http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-22970 uglychart.com » Blog Archive » Michio Kaku, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and the importance of nonviolence Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:30:28 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-22970 [...] I posted an interview with Michio Kaku recently, here is a video podcast where he discusses the future: [...] [...] I posted an interview with Michio Kaku recently, here is a video podcast where he discusses the future: [...]

]]> By: uglychart.com » Blog Archive » Kurzweil’s view of SETI http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-21071 uglychart.com » Blog Archive » Kurzweil’s view of SETI Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:40:10 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-21071 [...] :: Perhaps they already know of o... [...] [...] :: Perhaps they already know of o… [...]

]]> By: :\ http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20881 :\ Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:36:31 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20881 Perhaps they already know of our existence. And, we're nowhere near anywhere they'd want to build a super-highway. Maybe we just don't "get it." Maybe our numbers are chronically wrong. Or maybe, they just look at us like a hornets nest - good for the big picture, but it sucks to get too close to them. If they were to regard us as some aspect of cosmic mother nature, maybe they think it's best to leave us be. Perhaps they already know of our existence. And, we’re nowhere near anywhere they’d want to build a super-highway. Maybe we just don’t “get it.” Maybe our numbers are chronically wrong. Or maybe, they just look at us like a hornets nest - good for the big picture, but it sucks to get too close to them. If they were to regard us as some aspect of cosmic mother nature, maybe they think it’s best to leave us be.

]]> By: Declan Fallon http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20443 Declan Fallon Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:38:45 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20443 I thought I remember reading somewhere about a window of opportunity for space exploration; something to do with the amount of resources needed to get to star A in relation to the finite resources available (in our solar system) to do so. During the development the technology needed to facilitate travel to other stars - resources are consumed, but if space exploration is not achieved within a certain window (in the region of the next 100 years or so from what I remember) - then it no longer becomes possible because there aren't the resources necessary to get to the next solar system. The reason I have remember this piece of (mis!)information was the relatively narrow window of opportunity left to achieve this goal (in the context of human history). If an 'advanced' civilization realised this too late - then it may be trapped inside its local sphere of influence and will never be able to travel (or cross) that highway. All of this assumes we don't nuke ourselves to oblivion first... DJF I thought I remember reading somewhere about a window of opportunity for space exploration; something to do with the amount of resources needed to get to star A in relation to the finite resources available (in our solar system) to do so. During the development the technology needed to facilitate travel to other stars - resources are consumed, but if space exploration is not achieved within a certain window (in the region of the next 100 years or so from what I remember) - then it no longer becomes possible because there aren’t the resources necessary to get to the next solar system.

The reason I have remember this piece of (mis!)information was the relatively narrow window of opportunity left to achieve this goal (in the context of human history). If an ‘advanced’ civilization realised this too late - then it may be trapped inside its local sphere of influence and will never be able to travel (or cross) that highway.

All of this assumes we don’t nuke ourselves to oblivion first…

DJF

]]> By: Joe http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20413 Joe Thu, 31 May 2007 23:15:37 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20413 At least we can take comfort in the "fact" that any civilization that could make it here probably wouldn't need our resources. They could simply create another Earth in the holodeck! At least we can take comfort in the “fact” that any civilization that could make it here probably wouldn’t need our resources. They could simply create another Earth in the holodeck!

]]> By: indigo-alien http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20354 indigo-alien Thu, 31 May 2007 18:04:26 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/05/31/interview-with-michio-kaku/#comment-20354 Interesting comment, and analogy. I like to think that "at least we are looking" while the ants, aren't. Interesting comment, and analogy.

I like to think that “at least we are looking” while the ants, aren’t.

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