'It's A Bad Idea To Advertise Our Existence' - Michio Kaku On Making Contact With Extraterrestrials

Michio Kaku is incredibly excited for the second golden era of space exploration but he does not think it is a great idea to alert extraterrestrials to human existence. You can learn more about his work in his bestselling book, "The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything." #Colbert #TheGodEquation #MichioKaku

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[histershellac]

"for god's sake, the next time you are abducted by aliens, steal something"

[michaelpotter]

"There's no EARTH law against stealing from an extraterrestrial species. You won't go to AN EARTH jail." Fixed it.

[xaviersmoke]

"If you meet an alien, steal his shit." And people wonder why E.T.s haven't made contact.

[ligeiaztomb]

He is an enormously handsome man. I mean his mind is drop dead gorgeous, but can we just appreciate the silver fox astrophysicist on every level?

[pauljansen]

Just sent Marjorie Greene out there...no way any alien species would want to come see us!!

[Electricshrock]

"There's no law against stealing from an extraterrestrial civilization".

Yes there is. It's been on display in your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your earth years.

[RobVespa]

Michio Kaku is one of Colbert's best and most interesting guests.

[jimclark]

If aliens have tech to travel those distances, they will be seen at the time of their choosing.

[laalaastl]

If they're monitoring our social media, I don't think they'll waste their time. 👽🤷

[elishmuel]

There's a story of how humans tried finding life out there and, for years, sent out radio signals in every which direction until one day they got a response back: "Stop it. They will hear you."

[briankleinschmidt]

The aliens find the Brandenburg Concerto's on Apollo and decide to visit. They get here and see the Jerry Springer Show.

[DennisCambly]

There were some things only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded. - Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood's End

[OneMoreJames]

The Aztecs had a written language, Michio. They even had "books", in the form of codices. And it's reasonable to assume they had libraries, or at least some central areas where all the writing (yep, there was a lot, before the Conquistadors burned it, in religious fervor) was kept.

[giri]

nobody: A space samurai doesn't exi..
michio kaku: "hold my particles"

[mgmoody]

His book finally landed in my mailbox yesterday, it should have been Tuesday, but it was a day late. Thanks a lot Dejoy, you take the joy out of everything!

[blivvy]

Love him! He's an amazing teacher. I've read a few of his books and he has such a great way of explaining things!

[youreg]

“… there’s no law against stealing from an extraterrestrial civilization. You’re not going to go to jail.”


Vogon intergalactic cop: “Hold my mug of Earthling tears…”

[Archaeometal]

"for god's sake, the next time you are abducted by aliens, steal something" -- this is a Neil deGrasse Tyson line.

[johannwu]

Aliens don't have to lift a finger! They'll just wait for us to destroy ourselves

[jasonbean]

I’ve been listening to this guy for years! He’s way ahead of the curve.:)