Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives

The quantum-mechanical "Schrödinger's cat" paradox according to the many-worlds interpretation. In this interpretation, every event is a branch point; the cat is both alive and dead, even before the box is opened, but the "alive" and "dead" cats are in different branches of the universe, both of which are equally real, but which do not interact with each other.

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the story of the “Many Worlds” interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and the physicist who developed it - Hugh Everett III as told by his rock star son Mark Everett and by Hugh’s close associates and colleagues.

Hugh Everett III

“Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” tells the poignant story of a rock star in search of his father. Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E, is the lead singer of the cult US band the Eels. What most of his fans don’t know is that Mark’s father, Hugh Everett III, was one of America’s top quantum physicists.

What Darwin Didn't Know

Earth teems with a stunning diversity of living things. The source of this profusion of life was a profound mystery until Charles Darwin presented his revolutionary ideas on natural selection in his book “On the Origin of Species” on November 24th, 1859.

Natural selection has given rise to a plethora of living organisms each adapted and specialized to occupy a particular ecological niche and over time this process eventually led to the emergence of new species.

This portrait of Charles Darwin was painted by George Richmond in the late 1830s, around the time Darwin was fleshing out his theory of evolution.

But Darwin's radical insights raised as many questions as they answered. What actually drives evolution and turns one species into another? To what degree do different animals rely on the same genetic toolkit? And how did humans evolve?

Sci Fi Science ~ Alien Invasion

What if aliens really were intent on invading and subjecting our planet. What can we possibly do? Here to provide the answer is maverick physicist Dr. Michio Kaku in another exciting episode of Sci Fi Science - Alien Invasion.

The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! It's the cry at the heart of hundreds of Sci Fi movies what can we possibly do if a hostile alien force were really intent on invading Earth? We must be prepared for this onslaught and Dr. Michio Kaku has a plan.

Sci Fi Science - Deep Impact

Today on Far Future Calling we join Dr Michio Kaku for another exciting episode of Sci Fi Science.  Can science save us from a potential celestial 9/11 impact event?

Ninety percent of the rocks in space are big enough to destroy civilization. And it's not a question of if they'll hit - it's a question of when. Dr Michio Kaku is on a mission to save planet Earth.

The Universe ~ Unexplained Mysteries

Join us today on Far Future Horizons as we ponder some of the unexplained questions and mysteries of our cosmos.

Nemesis Death Star

We will delve into some of the myths, misconceptions, truths and amazing mysteries of our unique universe. Could life exist on Mars? Is time travel possible and does Einstein’s theory of relativity support it? Is there a companion dark star to our sun and could it pose a threat to earth? Learn about the spark that lit the big bang. 

Past Life on Mars?

Take a journey from science fiction that predicted all these things, to the scientific reality of what they mean to us in the ever-changing universe.

Can a Highly Advanced Extraterrestrial Civilization Build Dr Ronald L. Mallett’s Time Machine and allow us to Journey into the Deep Past?

These are just some of unexplained mysteries just begging to be explored and understood, and so long as there are inquisitive minds, the unexplained can one day be made explicable.

matter and antimatter asymmetry

The Oracle of Delphi

Oracle of Delphi

Today on Far Future Horizons we join archaeologists, geologists, chemists and toxicologists in unlocking the secrets of the the Oracle of Delphi.

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be the omphalos - the center (literally navel) of the world.

People came from all over Greece and beyond to have their questions about the future answered by the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo. And her answers, usually cryptic, could determine the course of everything from when a farmer planted his seedlings, to when an empire declared war.

How to Survive A Robot Uprising

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting installment of Dr. Michio Kaku’s acclaimed television series “Sci Fi Science”. How would humanity survive a Robot Uprising as depicted in such motion pictures as The Terminator (1984) and I, Robot (2004).

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