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tiarala's review against another edition
3.0
First 75% of the book — 4-5 stars, but once we got into theoretical physics Kaku lost me. I know, I know, he's a theoretical physicist and it's what I should've expected and I did. But what started out as really interesting discussion of what, why, and how, became a primer on theoretical physics and I lost interest. Worth reading for the earlier chapters, though.
spaceman5000's review against another edition
5.0
Well-written and accessible book about space exploration and moving humanity off Earth. Inspirational.
ayami's review against another edition
4.0
Michio Kaku talks about a lot of interesting concepts regarding technology, space exploration and science. It wasn’t a mind-blowing read, though, as the majority of what he talks about has been mentioned in plenty of other non-fiction books out there. However, I won’t penalize the book for introducing themes I happened to be already familiar with. Some physics stuff I found hard to follow but this could be due to the fact, I was listening to it as an audiobook. Some reviewers complained about the onslaught of the pop culture references but I enjoyed them and think they were pretty well incorporated into the text. This could be because I have seen the majority of the movies mentioned, though.
dvargas's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75
alaraor's review against another edition
3.0
Tons of science nuggets and advance technologies explained. The author does it in an easy to understand and easy to read way so the book isn't as hard to read as initially anticipated. Even so, some of it was a bit too far ahead in the future or top speculative for my liking. RBC read for Nov 2022
tonicwater's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
2.25
the further we got, the more outrageously hypothetical we got. A good chunk in the middle was basically Harari’s Homo Deus, which was boring to read after reading that so recently. I was hoping for more physics behind the insane theories, but it started to read as a listing of the insane things we might “start attempting” in this century (we will not: ie, sending our consciousness on lasers at light speed across galaxies for recreation? really bro?), with minimal effort to try to convince me we have the means to attempt it. A fun read, but I’m done with popsci for the nearest future :( the physics is basic, so don’t expect to learn anything new on that front. Honestly, a qft textbook to me is much more entertaining, because I’m learning shit that’s actually science, not science FICTION.
It’s well written and parts are genuinely entertaining, so because it was light enough that I wasn’t paining myself to get through I did, but anyone interested in these subjects should look to more serious mediums, and not speculations, especially since there’s really nothing revolutionary in here.
It’s well written and parts are genuinely entertaining, so because it was light enough that I wasn’t paining myself to get through I did, but anyone interested in these subjects should look to more serious mediums, and not speculations, especially since there’s really nothing revolutionary in here.