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    <title>Dr. Kaku's Universe | Big Think</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Kaku's Universe is written by Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist at C.U.N.Y. and a popular radio host and television personality. The blog explores paradoxical and counterintuitive oddities of the physical world, including string theory, time travel, parallel universes, and black holes. Follow Dr. Kaku by finding him on Twitter &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/drkakusuniverse"&gt;@DrKakusUniverse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Dr. Kaku often answers readers questions about physics and futuristic science. &lt;a href="mailto:kaku@bigthink.com"&gt;Email him &lt;/a&gt;your questions today!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Business of Mining Asteroids</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 21:08:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Recently, a group of Google and Microsoft billionaires, film maker James Cameron, directors of the &lt;a href="http://www.xprize.org/"&gt;X-Prize Foundation&lt;/a&gt; (Peter Diamandis), founder of the commercial space tourism company &lt;a href="http://www.spaceadventures.com/"&gt;Space Adventures&lt;/a&gt; (Eric Anderson), former astronauts, etc. have banded together to propose a new, game-changing ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/the-business-of-mining-asteroids'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/z1ZITEp5YVE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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      <title>Solar is the Energy of Tomorrow. Fusion is the Future. </title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:41:33 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description>Every Wednesday, Dr. Michio Kaku answers reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. &amp;#13;
 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses this question:&lt;em&gt; Will solar power replace&lt;/em&gt; ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/welcome-to-the-solar-era-followed-by-the-fusion-era'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/zl-nRu6yM3o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>Happy Birthday, Einstein. But What Have You Done For Me Lately? Everything.</title>
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      <description>Albert Einstein, the most famous scientist of all time, was born on this day in 1879 in the village of Ulm, located in the southwestern corner of the German Empire.  &amp;#13;
 Einstein spent 20 years teaching at &lt;a href="http://etcweb.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/einstein_albert.html"&gt;Princeton University&lt;/a&gt;, where his birthday will be celebrated today, along with math teachers ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/happy-birthday-einstein'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/UsjsnZa8sCI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>Tweaking Moore's Law: Computers of the Post-Silicon Era</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Every Wednesday, Dr. Michio Kaku answers reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. &amp;#13;
 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses this question:&lt;em&gt; Is there a limit to&lt;/em&gt; ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/tweaking-moores-law-computers-of-the-post-silicon-era'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/nj6Ks0Vv724" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Dark Side of Technology</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:23:47 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Every Wednesday, Dr. Michio Kaku answers reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. &amp;#13;
 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses this question: What is the most ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/the-dark-side-of-technology'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/oBbWRORRpLM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>A Black Hole in Our Own Back Yard</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:10:39 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Every Wednesday, Dr. Michio Kaku answers reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. &amp;#13;
 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses this question from DeborahC: &lt;em&gt;Astronomers&lt;/em&gt; ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/a-black-hole-in-our-own-back-yard'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/KaqywkE5D24" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>How Physics Got Fat (And Why We Need to Sing For Our Supper)</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:48:21 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Every Wednesday, Dr. Michio Kaku answers reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. &amp;#13;
 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses this question: Is there a war on science ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/how-physics-got-fat-and-why-we-need-to-sing-for-our-supper'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/z70tr2KnrwM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>This Super Camera Captures What's Beyond Human Comprehension</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:47:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. &amp;#13;
 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses this question: MIT researchers ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/this-super-camera-captures-whats-beyond-human-comprehension'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/iGtI4VS-6iY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>We Are Sitting Ducks for Solar Flares</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. &amp;#13;
 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses the question of what will be the ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/we-are-sitting-ducks-for-solar-flares'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/7btNArAgptY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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      <title>String Theory is the Only Show in Town</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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 Today, Dr. Kaku addresses the question of whether the so ...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href='http://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/string-theory-is-the-only-show-in-town'&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bigthink/blogs/dr-kakus-universe/~4/diQo5eacvyA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Michio Kaku</dc:creator>
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