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Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible

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  • 2009– 2009–
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Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible (2009)
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What first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind ... Read allWhat first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind a hypothetical alien invasion are explained. With the help of scientists and engineers fro... Read allWhat first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind a hypothetical alien invasion are explained. With the help of scientists and engineers from NASA, JPL, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army, a major special effects studio, and ... Read all
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    • Michio Kaku
    • Zorikh Lequidre
    • Luke Crowe
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    Michio Kaku
    Michio Kaku
    • Presenteras Presenter…
    Zorikh Lequidre
    • Death Star Repairmanas Death Star Repairman
    Luke Crowe
    • Self - Science Enthusiastas Self - Science Enthusiast
    3 episodes3 eps • 2009–2010
    Frank Todaro
    Frank Todaro
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    1 episode1 ep • 2010
    Max Tegmark
    Max Tegmark
    • Self - Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technologyas Self - Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    1 episode1 ep • 2010
    Robert Hazen
    • Self - Carnegie Institution of Washingtonas Self - Carnegie Institution of Washington
    1 episode1 ep • 2010
    Paul Davies
    Paul Davies
    • Self - Professor at Arizona State Universityas Self - Professor at Arizona State University
    1 episode1 ep • 2010
    George Lecakes
    • Guestas Guest
    Scott Mitchell Nelson
    • Camper (2008)as Camper (2008)
    Phil Crowley
    • Narratoras Narrator
    Clifford V. Johnson
    Clifford V. Johnson
    • Self - Professor Physics & Astronomy, University of Southern Californiaas Self - Professor Physics & Astronomy, University of Southern California
    Anthony Lacques
    • Narratoras Narrator
    Ed Moses
    • Self - Principal Associate Director, NIFas Self - Principal Associate Director, NIF
    John Schiavone
    • Self - ZEUS Program Manageras Self - ZEUS Program Manager
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    What first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind a hypothetical alien invasion are explained. With the help of scientists and engineers from NASA, JPL, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army, a major special effects studio, and various universities, the Sci-Fi Science crew explores force fields, lasers, lightning guns, rail guns, extrasolar planets and other "science fiction" concepts that are in fact, quite real. A campy, animation-rich alien invasion of Los Angeles provides the jumping-off point for real science demonstrations. —Anonymous
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      • What if those science fiction stories were true? Here's the science that would make them possible... or not.
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      Referenced in Conan: Do You Want Lies with That? (2010)

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    Great Show!
    I love Sci Fi Science! I am a big space and science enthusiast as well as a fan of science fiction. Unfortunately in todays world there is a brick wall that separates the factions of both those things. Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible is one show that thins the line between science fiction and real science, and that is a great thing.

    When I first watched this show a few weeks ago, I was very skeptical. It seemed silly and unrealistic. Lasers on the Moon? Asteroids crashing into Mars to terraform the planet? As ridiculous as Michio Kaku's ideas sound at first, they are, in my opinion, very realistic as well as practical. Kaku is attempting to explain things scientifically that many other ignorant so called scientist seem to put off as being impossible. Isn't science supposed to be about making the impossible a reality? The main thing that turned me off of this show at first was the overall quality and narration. After recently watching Stephen Hawking's brilliant "Into the Universe" series, this show seemed to be lacking. It wasn't quite at the level Hawking's three part series was. But Stephen Hawking spent over two years editing and narrating three episodes of his show, so of course they are going to be of high quality. Kaku's show is more simplified and is geared towards being a weekly television show rather than a huge one time only deal show, so I lowered the bar for this show and embraced it for what it is. In the end, I found I actually enjoyed it!

    Kaku's show seems to be more geared towards sci fi fans more than actual scientist, but that does not mean it is not worth checking out if you are a scientist or science enthusiast. How would you go about creating a society on Mars? What is the best way to protect Earth's ecosystem permanently from killer asteroids? Colonizing Mars and protecting Earth from killer asteroids are more than science fiction. They both could happen one day hundreds of years from now. I think it is nice to see a real scientist actually talk about real problems of the future and come up with a practical solution on how to solve them. For the skeptics, I will talk about one of Kaku's episodes and challenge it's ideas. Being a curious person and computer scientist myself, I challenged Kaku's theory on terraforming Mars. Kaku did an episode of Sci Fi Science where he talked about how we would be able to attach rockets to asteroids from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, slingshot them around Jupiter and send them hurling towards Mars. When the asteroids would impact, they would theoretically melt the polar ice caps on Mars and create a greenhouse effect on Mars to heat the entire planet. This would hypothetically make the planet suitable for life as well as protect it from the Sun's deadly radiation.

    As much as I tried to challenge this asteroid concept, in the end, I couldn't find a better solution. There are variables involved. How would we attach rockets to massive asteroids? How would we navigating them back through the asteroid belt after sling shotting around Jupiter? How long would the process take? How long would Mars be hot for or how long would the effects last? As many questions as there are, the idea is practical and realistic. How else do you heat an entire planet? Mirrors reflecting light from the sun on the planet? Changing the albedo of the entire surface of the planet? The cost and ideas of those other theories are astronomical. Building guided missiles and sling shotting objects in space has been done before, so why can't that be applied to asteroids and Mars?

    Have fun and watch this show, challenge Kaku's ideas and you will find that his show is not all just silly business for science fiction. It is real, practical science. Give this show a try. It may not be everyones flavor of science, but I like it more than the typical Discovery Channel type show.
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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Научная нефантастика
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      • ITV Studios
      • Workaholic Productions
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