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dianna_bolide's review against another edition
5.0
A copy of this title has been provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Kaku’s ‘The Future of Humanity’ is an ambitious, extensive look at space exploration...from the immediate plans to return to the Moon and send astronauts to Mars...to how humanity may be able to avoid the universe’s ultimate [distant] demise. Bizarre, fascinating, and accessible...although I’m pretty sure I accidentally opened a wormhole in my brain trying to make heads or tails of string theory in the final chapters. An inspiring read!
‘The Future of Humanity’ is available now through libraries and booksellers large and small.
Kaku’s ‘The Future of Humanity’ is an ambitious, extensive look at space exploration...from the immediate plans to return to the Moon and send astronauts to Mars...to how humanity may be able to avoid the universe’s ultimate [distant] demise. Bizarre, fascinating, and accessible...although I’m pretty sure I accidentally opened a wormhole in my brain trying to make heads or tails of string theory in the final chapters. An inspiring read!
‘The Future of Humanity’ is available now through libraries and booksellers large and small.
ushoa's review against another edition
4.0
Un libro muy interesante y sobre todo de fácil lectura. ideal para primerizos en la ciencia y despertar interés en ella.
kataboy's review against another edition
5.0
There was one book from Michio Kaku that marked my life which was "Visions", this one follows suit and give a compelling overview of possible futures for mankind. It is a fantastic summary and I highly recommend reading/hearing it! :-)
ryan_lieske's review against another edition
5.0
Here's what you get with me and reviews: the more I like a book the less I really want to say about it. Therefore, I resort to adjectives and completely sincere hyperbole, in the hopes that you'll just trust me and read it (mainly because I feel you should go into like I did, and let its wonders whisk you away without me holding your hand or pointing out the sights). And that's what I'll do here.
Fascinating, enthralling, mind-melting, awe-inspiring, riveting...this book is like sex for the brain. I loved it. My only regret: I am now even more saddened by knowing all the things I will never live long enough to see.
Still, though. Brain sex. Trust me. Read it.
Fascinating, enthralling, mind-melting, awe-inspiring, riveting...this book is like sex for the brain. I loved it. My only regret: I am now even more saddened by knowing all the things I will never live long enough to see.
Still, though. Brain sex. Trust me. Read it.
earthheartspages's review against another edition
4.0
4/5 well this was so much fun to read, but I am missing some more in-depth physics and astrobiology tbh.
Michio Kaku takes Sci-Fi legendary stories and basically explains what probably will happen for real. It starts off today, flashing back to the Big Bang, and ends up millions of years in the future. That's the book. It's a quick fictional time travel. It's well written and you can get through it very quickly.
I especially enjoyed bits of speculations about minor topics like: what would it look like for humans to do sports on Mars??
This is clearly missing some details in the science department for me, but hey I've read some really in depth stuff about liquid rocket fuel this year sooo I think I'm the odd one out. Read this if you have liked "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" by Neil de Grasse Tyson and are not in such a hurry ;)
Michio Kaku takes Sci-Fi legendary stories and basically explains what probably will happen for real. It starts off today, flashing back to the Big Bang, and ends up millions of years in the future. That's the book. It's a quick fictional time travel. It's well written and you can get through it very quickly.
I especially enjoyed bits of speculations about minor topics like: what would it look like for humans to do sports on Mars??
This is clearly missing some details in the science department for me, but hey I've read some really in depth stuff about liquid rocket fuel this year sooo I think I'm the odd one out. Read this if you have liked "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" by Neil de Grasse Tyson and are not in such a hurry ;)
anmcmillan's review against another edition
4.0
In this book, Michio Kaku takes the reader on a theoretical voyage into the future. As the title implies, he focuses on humanity's potential life beyond Earth. Although he is a world-renowned theoretical physicist, Kaku explains things in a fairly simple manner; since I am far from being a scientist, I greatly appreciated this. There were of course a few things that were a bit confusing, but for the most part, I understood what he was talking about enough to follow his points. Kaku touches on many topics including our future on Mars, mining of other planets and moons for resources, human enhancement to the point of superheroism, and the possibility of immortality. I devoured this book within a few days and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in space and theories on where humanity might go next.
lulurags12's review against another edition
3.0
[a:Michio Kaku|18800|Michio Kaku|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1379758804p2/18800.jpg] in [b:The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth|36407347|The Future of Humanity Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth|Michio Kaku|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1538994537l/36407347._SY75_.jpg|56609000] writes science fiction without the fiction—dark matter, antimatter, space travel, black holes, laser-propelled nanoships, quantum physics, string theory and the works. He uses current physics theories and theoretical understandings to discuss the possibility of humanity becoming a multi-planetary species and achieving interstellar travel—simplified for a 10th grade student. I love the big history/future genre and Kaku is a standout in the space.
anti_christie's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
A bit basic -- another review mentioned, "a mile wide but an inch deep" and I think that's accurate. I would recommend this to any middle or high school aged kid who hasn't been exposed to a lot of "futurology" or modern science, and who might be inspired to pay attention in physics.
Two things I thought this lacked -- a good faith effort to argue the sociological implications of some of the theories proposed (ie specifically AI) and a realistic discussion of the impact of climate change on humanity. It's doubtful that we can achieve interstellar travel in the next two centuries if we aren't able to prevent catastrophes in the next two decades.
More interesting than the book itself, I think, is scouring through the 1-2 star reviews which seem to think that science is a bunch of mumbo jumbo.
A bit basic -- another review mentioned, "a mile wide but an inch deep" and I think that's accurate. I would recommend this to any middle or high school aged kid who hasn't been exposed to a lot of "futurology" or modern science, and who might be inspired to pay attention in physics.
Two things I thought this lacked -- a good faith effort to argue the sociological implications of some of the theories proposed (ie specifically AI) and a realistic discussion of the impact of climate change on humanity. It's doubtful that we can achieve interstellar travel in the next two centuries if we aren't able to prevent catastrophes in the next two decades.
More interesting than the book itself, I think, is scouring through the 1-2 star reviews which seem to think that science is a bunch of mumbo jumbo.
anfendy's review against another edition
4.0
Was never into physics, was always fascinated by it but never was into it. This book had an accessible language for dum dum like me, it was fascinating but also scary in way to see how much we as human are obsessed bout the idea of living earth and social economic disparity that exist between those who can indulge in this discussion and those who cant. Some of the paragraph in the book made me realize that some are indulging because they are privileged enough and that they can. Billionaires again are in this discussion, reading this in midst of BLM movement and during COVID made me hate billionaires even more haha
agnexperience's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting, covers all the basics, but is more suitable for someone who hasn't come across much future-themed nonfiction before. Some discussion seemed pretty irrelevant (like baseball on Mars). I would recommend it as a first introduction into the topic, though.