Michio Kaku: Invisibility Cloaks, Programmable Matter, Singularity | Singularity Hub

Michio Kaku: Invisibility Cloaks, Programmable Matter, Singularity | Singularity Hub: "Futurists come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Michio Kaku is like a giant coconut ice cream cone of techno-realism. The seasoned physicist is a professor at CUNY with an impressive resume of publications – he was among the first to develop string field theory. Despite this intimidating background, or perhaps due to it, Kaku is also a very approachable popularizer of science. He’s a best selling author many times over, hosts two radio programs that explain and discuss experiments and technology, and has an ongoing blog at Big Think wherein he answers questions from his readers. Recently, he discussed the possibilities of invisibility cloaks, programmable matter, and a Technological Singularity. According to Kaku, Moore’s Law alone isn’t enough to guarantee the rise of artificial intelligence, but we may have human like AI by the end of the 21st century. Hear more of his thoughts on the future, including our transition from a Type 0 to a Type I civilization, in the video (linked above)...."