Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku

Born: January 24, 1947
in San Jose, California, USA

Movies for Michio Kaku...

Doppelgängers³
Title: Doppelgängers³
Released: March 9, 2024
Type: Movie
An experimental documentary that draws on the experience of diasporas to challenge the commercialisation of the moon. Through encounters with doppelgängers and meetings with scientists, visionaries, and cultural inventors, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian and her doppelgängers offer an experimental vision and template for a future diaspora beyond Earth. The film culminates in an analog space mission in a deep cave in Spain in which we see Ben Hayoun-Stépanian and her doppelgängers experiencing a moon utopia. But things do not go according to plan.
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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Title: To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Character: Self - Theoretical Physicist
Released: July 9, 2023
Type: Movie
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
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Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations
Title: Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2023
Type: Movie
The truth can no longer be contained by those duty-bound to hide it. The truth about another intelligence engaging humanity becomes undeniably clear. Witness UFO revelations from true insiders that have never been shared with the public.
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Title: The Proof Is Out There: Bermuda Triangle Edition
Character: Self - Dr. Theoretical Physics Professor
Released: November 25, 2022
Type: TV
Tony Harris travels to the Florida coast to explore the notorious and fear evoking Bermuda Triangle.
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A Tear in the Sky
Title: A Tear in the Sky
Released: May 3, 2022
Type: Movie
A Tear in the Sky takes you on an unprecedented journey into the UAP/UFO phenomenon as we follow a team of world-renowned experts, scientists, and military personnel who will attempt to unravel the UAP/UFO mysteries using state-of-the-art, military-grade equipment, and technology. While the UFO phenomenon has existed since the dawn of recorded history, very little scientific research is accessible to the public. Most of the serious research is conducted by various governments and militaries across the planet; this film is a documentary on how a team of military veterans, scientists, and researchers come together and launch an investigation into this fascinating world of the unknown while providing the data and results to the public.
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Title: The Proof Is Out There
Character: Self - Dr. Theoretical Physics Professor
Released: January 5, 2021
Type: TV
Each episode analyzes and passes verdicts on several seemingly impossible things “caught on film,” including giant beasts, UFOS, apocalyptic sounds, hairy humans, alleged mutants from the deep, conspiracies, and many other cases. Host and veteran journalist Tony Harris takes nothing for granted in a quest for answers, tracking down eyewitnesses, putting each photo or film through a battery of tests, calling out the hoaxes, and highlighting the most credible evidence in an attempt to better understand our world.
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Title: Deeper Look from New York
Released: April 28, 2020
Type: TV
A cutting-edge dialogue from NHK WORLD-JAPAN's New York studio. Covers the hot issue: from politics, economy, social matters, international situation or cultural topics.
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Title: The UnXplained
Character: Self - Dr. Theoretical Physics Professor
Released: July 19, 2019
Type: TV
Explore the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries. Each episode features compelling contributions from scientists, historians, witnesses and experiencers—each seeking to shed light on how the seemingly impossible actually can happen.
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Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Title: Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Character: Narrator (archive sound)
Released: March 20, 2019
Type: Movie
How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our planet and our universe may ultimately be. We start in 2019 and travel exponentially through time, witnessing the future of Earth, the death of the sun, the end of all stars, proton decay, zombie galaxies, possible future civilizations, exploding black holes, the effects of dark energy, alternate universes, the final fate of the cosmos - to name a few.
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The Truth Is in the Stars
Title: The Truth Is in the Stars
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2017
Type: Movie
William Shatner sits down with scientists, innovators and celebrities to discuss how the optimism of 'Star Trek' influenced multiple generations.
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Miniverse
Title: Miniverse
Character: Self
Released: April 17, 2017
Type: Movie
What if you could get behind the wheel and race through space? We scale down the Solar System to the continental United States and place the planets along the way to better appreciate the immense scale of the Universe. See space as never before, with Mars looming over the Freedom Tower and Jupiter towering above the Lincoln Memorial. Join former astronaut Chris Hadfield - a YouTube sensation for his performance of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” aboard the International Space Station - and his interstellar hitchhikers Michio Kaku and astronomers Derrick Pitts and Laura Danly. It’s a joyride from coast to coast - and from the sun to Pluto.
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The Mars Generation
Title: The Mars Generation
Character: Himself
Released: January 20, 2017
Type: Movie
Aspiring teenage astronauts reveal that a journey to Mars is closer than you think.
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Fight For Space
Title: Fight For Space
Character: Himself
Released: November 14, 2016
Type: Movie
In 1962, spurred by the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy famously made the bold proclamation that NASA would send astronauts to the moon by the end of the decade, not because it was easy, but because it was a challenge. The Space Race inspired a generation to pursue careers in science and technology, but as the balance of world power shifted, interest in space exploration declined. "Fight for Space" serves as an urgent call to re-awaken our sense of wonder and discovery.
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The University
Title: The University
Character: Himself
Released: October 22, 2016
Type: Movie
On a NASA research base in Silicon Valley, there's an organization that's changing the world ... Singularity University (SU). Created by renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, with support from NASA, Google, and others, the university brings in some of the smartest students from around the world, and gives them a crash course in the most powerful exponential technologies on the planet. The students are then given a challenge: create companies that will impact a billion people within ten years. The film follows the students and their companies over five years, as they use the support of scientists, astronauts and billionaires in their attempt to make a dent in the universe.
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Digits: Guardians of the Web
Title: Digits: Guardians of the Web
Character: Theoretical physicist, futurist
Released: October 20, 2016
Type: Movie
Learn about "white hat" hackers, the U.S. Secret Service's cyber crime division working to protect us from the risks associated with persistent connectivity.
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time/ OUT OF JOINT
Title: time/ OUT OF JOINT
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
With research that spans the work of philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Martin Heidegger to modern mythologies in which time reversal plays a crucial role — such as failed time machines, speed of light travel, and occult practices involving speech — Stracke combines science and philosophy in an attempt to defy death through cinema and the notion of time reversal.
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The Principle
Title: The Principle
Character: Himself
Released: October 14, 2014
Type: Movie
"The Principle" brings to light astonishing new scientific observations challenging the Copernican Principle; the foundational assumption underlying the modern scientific world view. The idea that the Earth occupies no special or favored position in the cosmos has launched the last two scientific revolutions - the Copernican Revolution and Relativity - and, as Lawrence Krauss has said, we could be on the verge of a third, with "Copernicus coming back to haunt us". Interviews with leading cosmologists are interspersed with the views of dissidents and mavericks, bringing into sharp focus the challenges and implications not only for cosmology, but for our cultural and religious view of reality.
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Title: The Real History of Science Fiction
Character: Self
Released: April 19, 2014
Type: TV
The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.
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Title: Futurescape with James Woods
Character: Himself
Released: November 16, 2013
Type: TV
Futurescape explores event horizons that will critically alter life as we know it.
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Title: Dara O Briain's Science Club
Character: Himself
Released: November 6, 2012
Type: TV
Dara Ó Briain's Science Club is a British science television series presented by Dara Ó Briain which first aired on BBC Two in 2012. Each week, the team take one subject and explore all possible angles, combining it with studio discussions in front of a live audience, films and on the spot reports.
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The Science of Doctor Who
Title: The Science of Doctor Who
Released: August 4, 2012
Type: Movie
Like all great science fiction shows, there are kernels of truth and nuggets of science fact scattered throughout the incredible ‘Doctor Who’ universe. In this special, we are going to explore these dynamic ‘Doctor Who’ moments where science fiction and science fact converge and mingle.
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Nikola Tesla - Visionary of Modern Times
Title: Nikola Tesla - Visionary of Modern Times
Released: March 8, 2012
Type: Movie
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iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
Title: iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
Character: Himself
Released: November 16, 2011
Type: Movie
Steve Jobs was a creative and technological visionary who quite simply changed society as we know it. As co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer, Jobs ushered in personal computing to the masses, which in turn led to new innovations which completely changed our way of life - from how we do our work, to the way we watch movies, listen to music and interact socially. Discovery Channel will feature iGENIUS: HOW STEVE JOBS CHANGED THE WORLD, a one-hour documentary that celebrates these innovations.
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Title: Conan
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: TV
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
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2012: Time for Change
Title: 2012: Time for Change
Character: Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Michio Kaku)
Released: October 8, 2010
Type: Movie
2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture. This can be achieved through a personal and global change of consciousness and the systemic implementation of ecological design.
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Title: How the Universe Works
Character: Himself
Released: April 25, 2010
Type: TV
A users' guide to the cosmos, from the Big Bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons: where did it all come from and how does it all fit together? A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
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Title: Ancient Aliens
Character: Self - Dr. Theoretical Physics Professor
Released: April 20, 2010
Type: TV
Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate.
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Title: Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible
Released: December 1, 2009
Type: TV
Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible is an American documentary television series on Science which first aired in the United States on December 1, 2009. The series is hosted by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku and is based on his book Physics of the Impossible. In each episode, Dr. Kaku addresses a technological concept from science fiction and designs his own theoretical version of the technology using currently-known science. He also visits scientists developing technology related to the episode's concept.
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Einstein
Title: Einstein
Character: Michio Kaku
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
This captivating documentary from the History Channel recounts the development of iconic physicist Albert Einstein's provocative theory of general relativity. Some 200 years after the introduction of Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation, Einstein rocked the science community with his theory, which suggests that gravity is a warping of space-time caused by the presence of matter.
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Title: Visions of the Future
Released: November 5, 2007
Type: TV
Visions of the Future is a 2007 documentary television series aired on the BBC Four television channel. The series stars theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku as he documents cutting edge science. There are a total of 3 installments in the series.
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Title: The Universe
Released: May 29, 2007
Type: TV
From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
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Title: 2057
Released: January 28, 2007
Type: TV
2057 is a Discovery Channel television program hosted by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. It premiered on January 28, 2007 and attempts to predict what the world will be like in 50 years based on current trends. The show takes the form of a docu-drama with three separate episodes, each having informative stories ingrained into the plot. All three episodes aired on January 28, 2007.
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2057
Title: 2057
Released: January 28, 2007
Type: Movie
What would you see and experience if the clocks rolled forward 50 years? In a unique blend of drama and science, this three-part series shows you the world of tomorrow. Will we have flying cars? Will advances in medicine help us stay young forever? What about "printing" custom-made vital organs? What will our cities look like? What will tomorrow's wars be about? Will we have robots helping around the house? Will solar power be the new oil? Supported by the world's leading scientists and research institutes, we embark on a quest to answer some of society's most fundamental questions and reveal the dramas of tomorrow's world along the way. State-of-the-art computer graphics in combination with a dynamic story line will create a world usually only seen in feature films, but with the accuracy and relevance of a documentary. This series is all about opening the window of our future based on science fact, not science fiction.
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Last Days on Earth
Title: Last Days on Earth
Character: Himself
Released: August 30, 2006
Type: Movie
How secure is our future? This eye-opening documentary -- which uses computer-generated imagery to illustrate an asteroid collision, black holes and worldwide plagues, among other threats -- explores seven scenarios that could spell the end of the world. Interviews with noted scientists examine the extent of preparations for these cataclysmic events and what's being done to save future generations from extinction.
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Title: Time
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: February 26, 2006
Type: TV
Time is a 2006 documentary television series first broadcast on BBC Four in the United Kingdom. It is written and presented by Michio Kaku.
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Alien Planet
Title: Alien Planet
Character: Self
Released: May 14, 2005
Type: Movie
The dynamic meeting of solid science and futuristic simulation culminates in a dramatic exploration to another inhabited planet seven light years away. Alien Planet creates a realistic depiction of creatures on another world, where life is possible, if not provable, according to scientists' theories. Take this fascinating journey created by state-of-the-art animation and photo-realistic effects.
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Me & Isaac Newton
Title: Me & Isaac Newton
Character: Self
Released: November 10, 2000
Type: Movie
Seven of today's top scientist/researchers are the subject of this humourous exploration of real people behind the white lab coats; more about what makes the tick than what they have per-se accomplished. Chosen because the subjects are the very best in their particular fields, featured are Gertrude Elion, Ashok Gadgil, Michio Kaku, Maja Materic, Steven Pinker, Karol Sikora and Patricia C. Wright. Written by Len Massaar
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Borders
Title: Borders
Character: Himself - Prof. Theoretical Physics, CUNY (as Dr. Michio Kaku)
Released: May 5, 1989
Type: Movie
A philosophical flume ride through the physical, political and moral borders that inhibit the free movement of people and ideas. Mixing commentary, computer graphics, dramatizations, and investigative journalism, Borders probes the unsettling paradoxes behind immigration, drugs, Star Wars, and other topics.
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Title: Horizon
Released: February 4, 1964
Type: TV
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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The Universe in a Nutshell The Physics of Everything
Title: The Universe in a Nutshell The Physics of Everything
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
What if we could find one single equation that explains every force in the universe? Professor Michio Kaku explores how physics could potentially shrink the science of the big bang into an equation as small as e=mc2. Physics powers every electronic device in your living room, underwrites every technological breakthrough, and thanks to advances in string theory, could allow us to escape the heat death of the universe, explore the multiverse, and unlock the secrets of existence.