Michio Kaku: A Black Hole in Our Own Backyard? | Big Think

A Black Hole in Our Own Backyard?
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Dr. Kaku addresses this question from DeborahC: Astronomers discovered what are believed to be the largest black holes in the universe. Now it’s possible that they may have found the smallest. What's the Significance?
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Michio Kaku:

Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. He has written 4 New York Times Best Sellers, is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning and has hosted numerous science specials for BBC-TV, the Discovery/Science Channel. His radio show broadcasts to 100 radio stations every week. Dr. Kaku holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York (CUNY), where he has taught for over 25 years. He has also been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study as well as New York University (NYU).
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[stormbringer]

3:22 - "there's glass inside your glasses." Yes, yes there is.

[edwardv]

I'm fairly certain that if a black hole came wandering into our backyard, a policeman would just shoot it dead, no questions asked. 

[cosmopolitan]

00:27
"Go out side, look at the direction of Sagitarius"
And where is exactly this Sagitarius, mister??

[MisterCBZ]

I read all of his books in his voice. It is awesome.

[andrewcary]

It is my life goal to just comunicate with this amazingly super genius. And possibly the best physicist of all time ?!!!!

[Mister_Gerbelle]

i miss people like this guy that actually do something in their lifes

[six]

I have to admit, this guy is amazing at understanding complex ideas and putting them into a easy to understand analogy!

[Gunbardo]

I think he's the most respected physicist in this world! There are so many physicists out there in this world but he's the only one who could actually explain these complicated stuff in logical, layman terms!

[carpediem]

I think that black holes are not only black holes. They are black holes in one side and white holes in the other side.

[TunaToon]

i wanna hear about white holes, not black holes

[TheSeventhChild]

I love how he just casually describes the possible end of all human existence with a smile on his face and a gleam in his eyes.

[Monk_Mode_Master]

welp we'll be long dead before a blackhole gets close enough to destroy. I'll let my super advanced descendants worry about that stuff

[sampheonix]

a black hole is *black*
I'm enlightened

[hersh_yt]

Hi! Dr. Michio kaku, here is a question :- Are black holes actually wormholes or something similar as nothing escapes from it and perhaps gets transported into higher dimensions or other universes? (I think Black holes are the edge of that point where things gets transported/teleported into other dimensions/universes. And also its pitch black because there is nothing because everything got teleported)

[LeeLoFashion]

this man is not only brilliant, but also has a talent for teaching!

[_invinciboy_]

This is proof that ignorance is bliss. Now I'm paranoid af

[deogratias]

Can you imagine waking up in the morning and when you looked up into the sky, the sun isn't there anymore...

[SeraphimGoose]

Michio Kaku has such an awesome job: Making science interesting to the most of us who don't understand any of it.

[dorryoku]

"Mini black holes . . . Weigh a few times more than our sun."
Man the chills going down my spine

[petermeissnitzer]

And I wonder why I drink .... end of comment .