Einstein failed to solve the Universe. Here’s what it would take to succeed. | Michio Kaku

If Einstein couldn’t solve the theory of everything, could anyone? Physicist Michio Kaku explains what it would take.

Albert Einstein spent the last 30 years of his life pursing a “theory of everything,” aiming to find a concise equation summarizing the fundamental laws of the Universe. His downfall? Subatomic particles.

Physicist Michio Kaku offers an alternative to Einstein’s elusive theory: “string theory.” We could try to explain it, but he does a much better job. After all, he’s one of the co-inventors of it.

If you aren’t sold on string theory, Kaku breaks down the three criteria needed to figure out what makes our Universe tick: it must incorporate Einstein’s theory of gravity, explain particle physics, and be mathematically sound. No pressure.

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About 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).

[Thetheoriesofthephysical]

Bro is that Physics teacher you wish you had during College

[jaaxxmythtv]

MIchio is an absolute treasure for his ability to explain the un-explainable to the masses. Unlike others he doesn't dumb it down to the point of being totally wrong.

[blissprofessor]

The biggest problem with string theory is that it is not a theory, but a hypothesis. There is currently no experiment that can prove or disprove the existence of strings.

[dennistucker]

Love Michio Kaku's ability to communicate very well. Love the subject matter.

[totalfreedom]

_I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing...I don’t feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without having any purpose, which is the way it really is as far as I can tell, possibly; it doesn’t frighten me._ —Richard Feynman, BBC interview in 1981 (seven years before his death) 💕☮🌎🌌

[RushWije]

I remember he was talking about this string theory few decades ago.

[ccPaolo]

Every time Michio is interviewed he starts saying something against Einstein. Maybe he could just stop being so jealous and accept the fact that he achieved absolutely nothing compared with Einstein.

[joneschanda]

I love MICHIO KAKU! ❤️. I wish I knew him earlier, but only got to see him now in his olden age. Thank you BIG THINK, Thank you YOU TUBE. ❤️

[FloThePro]

Kaku is as of today only a physics-populist

[esoblows]

Most physicists now agree that string "theory" was a huge waste of time and that this guy is now just a tv grifter

[MorganRivera-hz]

I remember he was talking about this string theory few decades ago.. This video is good. I admire Michio Kaku!.

[Functional_fitness_eltham]

Einstein’s view on gravity was incorrect. There needs to be a paradigm shift before the T.O.E becomes reality.

[wenapse]

In the XIX century, Lord Kelvin at Harvard University claimed that there was nothing new to discover in physics. We now know he couldn’t be more wrong. To claim that Einstein failed at solving the universe is moronic, but to claim to have an idea of how to do so its even worse!
We have no idea of anything. We kind of know a bit of 5% of what we think that constitutes the universe!! Believe me, physicists need more doses of humility to be well remembered in history.
“All I know is that I know nothing” -Socrates, 399 BC

[shinymike]

I am koo-koo for Kaku !! 😍❤ Even if the many-worlds theory is wrong...

[MJ]

Clickbait.
Try harder.
It's about science, not your personal income.

[wilreyes-ig]

Do you think atoms, solar systems and galaxies somehow makeup the coding of the device that created the universe?all very similar with its satellites that orbit around the centre mass yet a galaxy sucks energy out of the universe and a sun radiates energy out could these different functions they do be the way the device makes energy to supply the universe

[selfrepaycredit]

Can't believe I'll die before having a physics professor like Michio 😢

[shawns]

Black holes are based on a mathematical misconception. Most people don't know that Einstein said that singularities are not possible. In the 1939 journal "Annals of Mathematics" he wrote "The essential result of this investigation is a clear understanding as to why the Schwarzchild singularities (Schwarzchild was the first to raise the issue of General relativity predicting singularities) do not exist in physical reality. Although the theory given here treats only clusters (star clusters) whose particles move along circular paths it does seem to be subject to reasonable doubt that more general cases will have analogous results. The Schwarzchild singularities do not appear for the reason that matter cannot be concentrated arbitrarily. And this is due to the fact that otherwise the constituting particles would reach the velocity of light."
He was referring to the phenomenon of dilation (sometimes called gamma or y) mass that is dilated is smeared through spacetime relative to an outside observer. This is illustrated in a common 2 axis dilation graph with velocity on the horizontal line and dilation on the vertical. Even mass that exists at 75% light speed is partially dilated.
General relativity does not predict singularities when you factor in dilation. Einstein is known to have repeatedly spoken about this. Nobody believed in black holes when he was alive for this reason.
Wherever there is an astronomical quantity of mass, dilation will occur because high mass means high momentum. There is no place in the universe where mass is more concentrated than at the center of a galaxy.
It can be shown mathematically that dilation is occuring in our own galactic center. This means there is no valid XYZ coordinate we can attribute to it, you can't point your finger at something that is smeared through spacetime. Or more precisely everywhere you point is equally valid. This is the explanation for the abnormally high rotation rates of stars in spiral galaxies, the missing mass is dilated mass.
According to Einstein's math, there would be no dilation in galaxies with very, very low mass because they do not have enough mass in their centers to achieve relativistic velocities.
It has recently been confirmed in 5 very, very low mass galaxies to show no signs of dark matter, in other words they have normal star rotation rates.

[shaunbauer]

I don't know who I hate more, this guy or Neil Degrasse Tyson 🙄

[mrp]

The mind of God...well who could argue with that