johndelfino

Hi Dr. Kaku,

I'm going to see you speak next month at a lighting conference, and I'm really excited about it (I'm attending for work). It was so great to see a scientist on the docket, what with the seeming decline of academic though in the US right now.

My question: my wife is very enthusiastic about theoretical physics from a more hobbyist standpoint, and -- being educated in Public Relations -- is interested in a career of science outreach. We're afraid of the reprecussions of an anti-intellectual society, and she feels like she wants to do something about it. What, in your opinion, could she do to make this happen? Are there specific organizations or people you recommend for her to reach out to? Or, perhaps more generally, how can enthusiastic but non-scientist people help support the scientific community moving forward?

Thanks so much!

John

Can you speak specifically to what you mean by the "recent rise"? Speaking as someone uneducated in this matter, it feels like there are examples throughout the history of civilization that seem to be examples of dehumanization -- slavery, for example, spans the vast majority of written history. How has it risen? What is recent in this context? Thanks!

That makes sense, thanks. The way that timescales change these types of studies is so significant, which is endlessly fascinating to me.