Loved it, and I learned so much.


Some of Michio’s ideas for how physics might shape our future seem a little far-reaching for me but I tend to be a cynic.

I find it most realistic that we will destroy ourselves before science progresses much farther, but maybe that’s why he’s the scientist and I’m just some random lady. He’s the dreamer, and he’s really got some amazing ideas.

One issue I found a few times was that Michio will highlight an idea or concept but not provide further explanation. One example:
Pg 107 - memories are not stored sequentially but on various parts of brain.
Pg 109 - scientists taught mice to press two bars in sequence and then in the next paragraph says they “injected the mice with a special chemical, making them forget the task”.
Then on page 122 - Michio brings up the issue with Men In Black, that they cannot erase a memory that just happened ... yet isn’t that what he is implying the scientists did for the mice? Maybe I’m missing something, but he seems to contradict himself a few other times as well.
Michio then goes on to talk about a new drug that can erase memories in mice but gives no hint at how this is even accomplished and what form of memory ..

Overall, though, a lot can be learned from the insights he shares here.