512: Michio Kaku | The Quest for a Theory of Everything

05/25/21 • 74 min

Michio Kaku (@michiokaku) is a theoretical physicist, famed futurist, on-air personality, professor of physics, and bestselling author. His latest book is The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything.

What We Discuss with Michio Kaku:

Why do we need a theory of everything, and what set a young Michio Kaku on the path to search for it?
How we're all born scientists with a yearning to understand the world around us, and what tends to dampen this enthusiasm for most of us before we even make it to adulthood.
Why physicists seeking to wrap their minds around a universal string theory are more like daydreaming composers than academic blackboard warriors.
The four fundamental forces of a universe governed by string theory, and the challenge of discovering how they fit together -- and proving it.
What makes the human brain so unique in the animal kingdom, and why Michio thinks IQ is a woefully incomplete way of measuring intelligence.
And much more...

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What We Discuss with Michio Kaku:

Why do we need a theory of everything, and what set a young Michio Kaku on the path to search for it?
How we're all born scientists with a yearning to understand the world around us, and what tends to dampen this enthusiasm for most of us before we even make it to adulthood.
Why physicists seeking to wrap their minds around a universal string theory are more like daydreaming composers than academic blackboard warriors.
The four fundamental forces of a universe governed by string theory, and the challenge of discovering how they fit together -- and proving it.
What makes the human brain so unique in the animal kingdom, and why Michio thinks IQ is a woefully incomplete way of measuring intelligence.
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/512

Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course!

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511: Does a Reformed Abuser Deserve a Second Chance? | Feedback Friday

You cringe when you think back to the toxic, abusive person you used to be, but a traumatic experience forced you to change for the better. However, it's difficult to form close friendships or seek a relationship because you feel unworthy of connection with others. Do you deserve a second chance? If so, how do you prove it to yourself and others who know about your past? We'll tackle this and more here on Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Now let's dive in!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/511

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

You cringe when you think back to the toxic, abusive person you used to be, but a traumatic experience forced you to change for the better. However, it's difficult to form close friendships or seek a relationship because you feel unworthy of connection with others. Do you deserve a second chance? [Thanks to clinical psychologist Dr. Erin Margolis for helping us field this one!]
You're a 20-something "internet personality" whose bad choices (and poor judgment of character) have led you to do things you're not proud of. Sponsors and investors are dropping off, and your livelihood is in danger with no other prospects on the horizon. More than financial ruin, you fear reputational damage from which you'll never recover. You want to take responsibility for your actions; what can you do to see light at the end of this tunnel?
You and your partner have been married for 11 years and have no kids. You met at a Christian camp, you both took your faith very seriously, and you built your relationship on that faith. Fast forward 10 years, and you no longer believe in the "Christian" God. Your partner wants to raise a family, but you know you can't be the role model they have in mind without that faith. Should you work on the marriage with the possibility of greater hurt down the road, or free your partner to find someone else still aligned with their faith?
You and your partner are ready to adopt a child, but you're pondering how much involvement the birth mother should be allowed to have in this child's life. Is it selfish to apply with the stipulation that contact would only be allowed after the child's 18th birthday? Would this really be fair to the child? What option is ultimately the healthiest for all parties?
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513: Charlamagne Tha God | The Opportunities of Black Privilege

Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) is a radio presenter (The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM), television personality (Uncommon Sense Live), podcaster (The Brilliant Idiots), and author of Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It. [Note: this is a previously broadcast episode from the vault. For our most recent interview with Charlamagne, check out Episode 171: Charlamagne Tha God | Turning the Tables on Fear and Anxiety!]

What We Discuss with Charlamagne Tha God:

What transformed Lenard McKelvey from Moncks Corner, South Carolina into Charlamagne Tha God?
How Charlamagne went from selling crack in a small town to becoming a radio and television personality — and now author.
Why the moment you think you can’t transcend your circumstances — whatever they may be — is the moment you won’t.
How Charlamagne reframed his background to become an advantage rather than a hindrance.
Why it’s important not to live someone else’s expectations — and how to figure out when expectations are actually your own.
And much more...