I’ve been hoodwinked too many times by well-reviewed pop-sci books which I later discovered to be hated by the actual scientists who do the work. Quantum Supremacy by Michio Kaku was the final straw 😆
Cheers!
I’ve been hoodwinked too many times by well-reviewed pop-sci books which I later discovered to be hated by the actual scientists who do the work. Quantum Supremacy by Michio Kaku was the final straw 😆
Cheers!
Omg. I went to a Michio Kaku “lecture” like 15 years ago. Had no idea what he was about, it just seemed like an interesting way to spend an evening.
The entire hour and a half was painting his achievements like biggest thing since sliced bread, and trying to sell his books. I am still not even sure if he’s educated in his field or if he fell into it by speaking with a patronizing affect
Edit: to answer your question. I enjoyed Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds by Mohammed Noor
but I admit I haven’t read it since I began my Biology degree. I’ll have to read it again!
That’s disappointing to hear about Michio Kaku. I bought one of his books a long time ago, after hearing an interesting interview with him on a podcast. (Never actually got around to reading the book, though.)
Maybe he’s mellowed out, this was before podcasts were widespread. I definitely felt like I had been scammed for the ticket price of that event though 😅