Powerful predictions for the future from a leading physicist

No one knows more about the world of tomorrow than Michio Kaku.

Equal parts theoretical physicist, futurist, and popular science communicator, Kaku studies cutting-edge science and technology in order to understand the future.

A graduate of Harvard University and Berkeley, Kaku has spent 25 years as a professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York.

His main challenge has been to unite the laws of our universe in a grand “theory of everything” — the same thing to which Albert Einstein dedicated much of his career. Yes, this seems just a little daunting. But Kaku’s foundational contributions to string field theory brought physicists the closest they’ve ever come to actually achieving it.

In short: he’s got real science behind him. Which gives him a unique perspective and background to predict what the future will be like.

Kaku’s Take on Tomorrow

When most people look to the future, they envision a world in which flying cars soar high above us as we edit diseases out of our genes.

But to Kaku, one innovation looms largest, blotting out other sights: drones.

In an interview with Futurism at the World Government Summit last month, the topic dominated the conversation.

Kaku has been warning of the dangers of militarized drone systems for years. The threat of military drones, he says, is absolute. “The only immediate danger is automatic killing machines,” he said.

Those who portend a future filled with Terminator-style robots armed with artificial superintelligence ignore real and imminent dangers. “That’s not going to happen for another hundred years, so I’m not worried,” he said, and

Here’s what should really give us pause, according to Kaku:

Kaku’s Predictions Beyond

Here are some of Kaku’s other predictions on a variety of topics:

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