Best known in the world of theoretical physicists, Michio Kaku is the City College of New York's Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics. He is a futurist, a great communicator, and a popularizer of science. He authored several physics-related books, such as Physics of the Impossible published in 2008 and Physics of the Future published in 2011. Kaku has appeared in numerous television programs, radio programs, and films. He makes his work available through his online blogs.
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The Proof Is Out There: Alien Edition (2024)
Starring as Dr. Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physics Professor
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Extraterrestrial Evidence (Aug 9, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: UFO Technology (Jul 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: UFOs at Sea (Jul 5, 2024)
The UnXplained: Mysteries of the Universe (2024)
Guest starring as Michio Kaku, PH.D. - Author / Theoretical Physicist
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Life and Death of the Sun (Jun 21, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Alien Moons (Jun 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Search for the Next Frontier (Jun 7, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Dangers From Space (May 31, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Mysterious Earth (May 17, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Alien Earthlings (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Are We Alone? (May 3, 2024)
The UnXplained Special Presentation (2023)
Guest starring as Michio Kaku, Ph.D. - Physicist, CUNY
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x14: Beyond Earth (May 13, 2024)
- Episode 1x13: America's Unsolved Mysteries (May 6, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Glimpses of the Future (Mar 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Signs of Alien Life (Mar 22, 2024)
The Proof Is Out There (2021)
Starring as Dr. Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physics Professor
(32 episodes)
- Episode 4x15: Classic UFO, Headless Zombie Fish and Crying Virgin Mary (Oct 18, 2024)
- Episode 4x13: Swamp Beast Sighting, Martian Conspiracy and Transparent Mexican Sea Monster (Oct 4, 2024)
- Episode 4x12: Teen UFO, Flying Dinosaur Over Idaho and Headless Goats (Mar 22, 2024)
- Episode 4x11: Spontaneous Human Combustion, the Tell-Tale Hum and UFO Explosion (Mar 15, 2024)
- Episode 4x10: Worm in the Sky, Skeletal Mystery Remains and Thessaloniki Mystery Sounds (Mar 8, 2024)
- Episode 4x09: Falcon 9 Mystery, Demonic Wall Climber and Leningrad Alien Fetus (Mar 1, 2024)
- Episode 4x07: Caddy the Cadborosaurus, the Lubbock Lights, and Living Mummy (Feb 16, 2024)
- Episode 4x05: Beastly Howls, Holloman Air Force Base UFO and the Cabin that Defies Gravity (Nov 10, 2023)
- Episode 4x04: Orb & Crash Debris, KGB UFOs and Aliens, and Superhuman Reflexes (Nov 3, 2023)
- Episode 4x02: UFO Over the Andes, the Ohio Grassman, and Ancient Horn Mystery (Oct 13, 2023)
- Episode 3x16: Hairy Serpents, South Pole Nazis and the Horrible Blob (Jul 21, 2023)
- Episode 3x10: Crocodile Monster, Tiktok USO, and Ghost Dog Collar Removal (Feb 3, 2023)
- Episode 3x09: Panama UFO Disc, Bloody Red Sea, and the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Jan 20, 2023)
- Episode 3x08: Hook Island Monster, Skydiver's Plane Stall, and Somalia Freighter Phantom (Jan 13, 2023)
- Episode 3x07: Witch's Broomstick, UFOs vs. Volcanoes, and Oakville Blobs (Jan 6, 2023)
- Episode 3x05: Marble Mountain Bigfoot, Waldek Mine Whispers, and UFO Buzzes Jet (Nov 4, 2022)
- Episode 3x03: Aswang, Crashed on Mars, and Giant Wolves (Oct 21, 2022)
- Episode 3x02: Rubber Duck UFO, Grim Reaper Ice Sculpture and I Killed Bigfoot (Oct 14, 2022)
- Episode 3x01: Modern Day Dinosaur Sighting, Mysterious Lights Above Norway and Girl Punches Down Tree (Oct 7, 2022)
- Episode 2x27: The Creeping Horror and Viral Car Jumpers (Feb 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x25: Bigfoot's Death Cry and Bird on Mars (Feb 11, 2022)
- Episode 2x11: Sasquatch Sounds & Undersea Alien (Oct 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x10: Alaskan Sea Monster & Mystery Jungle Jet (Oct 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Two-Headed Serpent & Mummified Monster (Oct 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Solar Spaceship & Invisibility Cloak (Oct 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Malaysian Toilet Monster & The Buzzer (Oct 1, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Strange Frequencies and Water Dragons (Sep 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Mystery Hum and Mayans on Mars (Jan 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Weeping Mary and the Montana Alien (Jan 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Deep Sea Sounds and Phantom Ships (Jan 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Escape From Monkey Island (Jan 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Lost Tribes and Levitating Humans (Jan 5, 2021)
The UnXplained (2019)
Guest starring as Physicist
- Episode 4x18: The Bermuda Triangle and the Beyond (Nov 18, 2022)
Guest starring as Physicist, CUNY
- Episode 4x22: Mysterious Monoliths (Dec 16, 2022)
Guest starring as Michio Kaku, PH.D. - Author / Theoretical Physicist
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x02: Impossible Ancient Inventions (Oct 11, 2024)
- Episode 6x04: Mysteries of the Vikings (Nov 3, 2023)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Michio Kaku
- Episode 2021-04-07: Leslie Odom Jr., Michio Kaku (Apr 7, 2021)
Futurescape (2013)
Starring as Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physicist
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: How to Be a Superhuman (Dec 17, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Galactic Pioneers (Dec 10, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Replacing God (Dec 3, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Cheating Time (Nov 26, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Robot Revolution (Nov 19, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: I Know What You're Thinking (Nov 16, 2013)
Prophets of Science Fiction (2011)
Starring as Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physicist
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Arthur C. Clarke (Nov 30, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: H.G. Wells (Nov 23, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: Philip K. Dick (Nov 16, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Mary Shelley (Nov 9, 2011)
Head Rush (2010)
Guest starring as Michio Kaku - Sci-Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible (Host)
- Episode 1x13: Bubble Power (Sep 8, 2010)
How the Universe Works (2010)
Starring as Theoretical Physicist, City University of New York
(15 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: The Search for a Second Earth (Sep 3, 2014)
- Episode 3x08: Our Voyage to the Stars (aka Starman) (Aug 27, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way? (Aug 20, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: Weapons of Mass Extinction (Aug 13, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: Is Saturn Alive? (Aug 6, 2014)
- Episode 3x04: First Second of the Big Bang (Jul 30, 2014)
- Episode 3x03: Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior? (Jul 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: The End of the Universe (Jul 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: Journey from the Center of the Sun (Jul 9, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Supernovas (May 17, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Extreme Stars (May 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Galaxies (aka Alien Galaxies) (May 10, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Black Holes (May 2, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Big Bang (Apr 25, 2010)
- Episode S05 Special: Most Amazing Discoveries (Nov 22, 2016)
Sci-Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible (2009)
Starring as Host
(24 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Shapeshifting Transformer (Nov 10, 2010)
- Episode 2x11: Holodeck (Nov 3, 2010)
- Episode 2x10: A.I. Uprising (Oct 27, 2010)
- Episode 2x09: Cyborg Army (Oct 20, 2010)
- Episode 2x08: Black Hole Odyssey (Oct 13, 2010)
- Episode 2x07: Destroy the Death Star (Oct 6, 2010)
- Episode 2x06: First Contact (Sep 29, 2010)
- Episode 2x05: Alien Invasion (Sep 22, 2010)
- Episode 2x04: A New Solar System (Sep 15, 2010)
- Episode 2x03: Deep Impact (Sep 8, 2010)
- Episode 2x02: Galactic Colonization (Sep 1, 2010)
- Episode 2x01: Earth 2.0 (Sep 1, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: How to Build a Force Field (Feb 16, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: How to Build a Flying Saucer (Feb 9, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: How to Become a Superhero (Jan 26, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: How to Build a Sci Fi Robot (Jan 19, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: How to Build a Light Saber (Jan 12, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: How to Build a Starship (Jan 5, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: How to Travel Through Time (Dec 29, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: How to Become Invisible (Dec 22, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: How to Teleport (Dec 15, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: How to Blow Up a Planet (Dec 8, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: How to Travel to a Parallel Universe (Dec 1, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: How to Explore the Universe (Dec 1, 2009)
Doctor Who (2005)
Guest starring as Theoretical Physicist
- Episode S07 Special: The Science of Doctor Who (Aug 4, 2012)