自然科学类纪录片，Discovery Channel 频道 2010 年出品，是 DC Physics of the Impossible 系列其中之一。
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這次探索頻道的節目一共12集，都是非常純正的“硬科幻”路線。而且不隻是科幻，每一集都在現有科學理論的基礎上讨論實現這些目前僅存于科幻電影和小說中的不可思議的東西的可能性。
Floating cloud cities; giant solar mirrors and an asteroid barrage - just some of the crazy yet brilliant plans that Dr. Michio Kaku comes up with for the construction of Earth 2.0!
Someday mankind will face almost unthinkable challenges. We’ll need a home other than Earth, our planet may be invaded by alien life, we’ll have to stave off an impact from an asteroid, our robots may rise up against us, we’ll look to colonize other planets and more. All are potentially scary scenarios that seem to come more from science fiction movies rather than reality. But what’s impossible today could be matter-of-fact tomorrow. The good news? We’ll have science fiction to fall back on for potential solutions.
Dr. Michio Kaku is on a mission to save planet Earth. Nearly 90 percent of the rocks in space are big enough to destroy our civilization. And it’s not a question of if they’ll hit our planet, but when. He shows what would happen if we really did use nuclear weapons to blow up an incoming asteroid and comes up with a safer, rocket-powered solution. Kaku meets up with Harvard’s Professor Brian Marsden, who explains how a massive comet could smash into Earth without warning. To deal with the multiple threats, Kaku takes a lead from Star Wars and designs a system of laser-equipped Death Stars to zap the space rocks before they hit us.
Behold, Dr. Michio Kaku’s most ambitious plan yet — the construction of a new solar system. He meets Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution who identifies 47 Ursae Majoris as our nearest suitable star. But with no Earth planets in orbit, it sure doesn’t feel like our solar system. Gravity could be used to manipulate a moon into an Earth like position. But Kaku’s thinking bigger than that. If he’s building a whole new solar system for humanity, surely he should be able to harness the power of our new sun! So he comes up with an incredible plan to completely encircle the sun with a giant sphere, which will act as a huge energy collector. What’s more, once it starts spinning we’ll be able to settle on the inside and become a truly stellar civilization.
The aliens are coming! It’s the cry at the heart of hundreds of sci fi movies. Dr. Michio Kaku asks, “What would we really do if a hostile alien race were intent on invading the Earth?” It seems like a hopeless scenario — any extraterrestrial aggressors who did show up would be far superior to us. But Michio has a plan to save the world. Professors Paul Davies and Max Tegmark are skeptical. They believe that faced with invasion by super advanced beings, our only sensible option would be immediate surrender….
Today on Discovery Enterprise we join Dr. Michio Kaku on a mission to make first contact with highly advanced extraterrestrial civilizations.Explore the world of the seemingly impossible with the series SCI FI SCIENCE. Hosted by internationally-renowned physicist and co-founder of string field theory, Dr. Michio Kaku, this series poses the idea that science fiction may not be so far from science
Dr. Michio Kaku takes on the biggest and deadliest war machine in science fiction — the Death Star. We’ve all seen Luke Skywalker in action but could a lone star fighter really take out a battle station as a big as a moon? Michio brings physics to bear on the most iconic scene in sci fi. He talks swarm tactics with top gun pilot Colonel Rod Zastrow, who flew an F15 in the Gulf War, and reveals the truth about dogfights in space…..
In sci fi, the most destructive force in the entire universe is also the key to traveling to a whole host of mind-blowing destinations. Jump through a black hole and you might end up in another universe or in another part of space and time. Dr. Michio Kaku aims to sort fact from fiction and work out how to travel through a black hole…and survive. On the way, he meets Dr. Andrew Hamilton who has used Einstein’s equations to build a black hole simulator. Michio takes a ride and finds out firsthand why this …
Science fiction is full of terrifying man-machines whose awesome power can crush any opponent. But could we one day build our own army of superhuman cyborgs to protect us from extraterrestrial threats? Dr. Michio Kaku thinks so. Advances in biomechanics mean we can already meld nerve endings and robotic body parts. On a combat exercise in Fort Benning, Georgia, Michio road tests the U.S. Army’s latest communications system — could it be the first step toward a Borg like collective consciousness?
Imagine a world ruled by artificial intelligence where humans have been wiped out. This is no sci-fi fantasy. We’re fast approaching the moment when machines will be smarter than we are! We need a plan to stay on top and Dr. Michio Kaku is on the case. He’s recruited help from some of America’s top experts. Technology guru Marshall Brain thinks we may be only 40 years away from what scientists call ‘The Singularity’. Michio considers AI researcher Ben Goertzel’s proposal for a nanny artificial intelligence …
In this episode, professor Kaku is on a mission to use technology to create an imaginary world indistinguishable from the real thing. Can we use our current knowledge of physics to create the technology that will one day make possible, one of the greatest inventions to emerge from the collective imagination of science fiction, - Star Trek’s Holodeck?
According to Hollywood, evil robots are all around us, disguised as cars and trucks. But what the movies don’t explain is what kind of mechanical power allows a Camero to stand up and move around like a human. Dr. Michio Kaku is on a quest to build a real life shapeshifting Transformer. On the way, he takes a ride in the amazing hydraulic cars of New York’s ‘Lunatic Low Riders’ and explains the awesome power of a hydraulic smashing crane. At Pittsburgh Zoo, he gets an audience with Nature’s greatest transfo…
