Michio Kaku: The Secret Weapon of American Science

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Michio Kaku: The Secret Weapon of American Science
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It’s foreign-born scientists that keep the U.S. winning all those Nobel Prizes. But we can’t rely on their superior education forever.
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MICHIO KAKU:
Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. He has written 4 New York Times Best Sellers, is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning and has hosted numerous science specials for BBC-TV, the Discovery/Science Channel. His radio show broadcasts to 100 radio stations every week. Dr. Kaku holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York (CUNY), where he has taught for over 25 years. He has also been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, as well as New York University (NYU).
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TRANSCRIPT:
Question: Will U.S. science education ever improve?
Michio Kaku: Unfortunately, I'm rather pessimistic about the way we teach science. And some people ask me a simple question. They are visitors from overseas. And they say that, "Wow, America has so many Nobel laureates, but it has one of the worst education programs known to science." This is measurable. Our kids scored dead last of all the other developed nations. And our students ranked actually a little bit below the students of Jordan in science and math tests.
So my friends from overseas ask a simple question. Why doesn't America collapse? I mean, where do all these Nobel laureates come from, and these innovations come from that we see coming from Silicone Valley? Well, America has several secret weapons that most nations have never heard of. First of all, our secret weapon, the weapon that keeps us at the forefront of innovation and scientific progress and high tech, is the H1B. That is our secret weapon that most nations and people have never heard of. The H1B is the genius visa. You are "a genius," a PhD, you have wealth, you're an established figure, zoom you go right into the United States to energize Silicon Valley, which is 50% foreign born. Yes, you see Bill Gates. Yes, you see Steve Jobs out there, but 50% of the **** scientists behind Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are foreign-born. There's a brain drain. A tremendous brain drain into the United States. The top talent comes here. This is where innovation takes place and is rewarded financially.
But there are other reasons why America does catch up. First of all, America does "see the genius in the classroom." The young Bill Gates, the young Steve Jobs, the young Albert Einstein. These people **** because in the East there is an expression, "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down." In the East there is this Confucian tradition that you're not supposed to make your peers look bad by excelling and trying to achieve something beyond their abilities. However, in the West, we have another saying, and that is, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." So, the innovators, the real imaginative thinkers, they are rewarded in the American system, while in the East they are hammered down. And third, our college system is not so bad. Even though our high school system graduates generations of near-illiterate students, by the time they hit college, then that's when they begin to accelerate. That's when they begin to get up to speed.
But you know, we cannot sustain our scientific establishment this way. We cannot continue to depend on foreign scientists. We cannot continue to depend on the genius that may or may not arise, and we certainly cannot depend on college being a remedial high school.

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@mahino420 5 жыл бұрын

this is so true, 1 egyptian scientist who was rewarded a noble was not able to continue his research in egypt and america offered him a team and funding for his project and it helped him.

@rightwingindonesian 11 жыл бұрын

I live in Indonesia. My friend went to American for this exchange student program. I was classmates with him in 9th grade and he was in the bottom 5 of the class. He almost got held back in 10th grade. He said that he gets straight A's now and he never studies anymore and he always sleeps in class. He said 12th grade in america is comparable to 8th grade in Indonesia.

@shrap8 12 жыл бұрын

that is so true! I am in college, and Ive been learning everything that I should have learned while growing up in middle/high school.

@Ray2311us 3 жыл бұрын

lucky soul

@mrautistic2580 9 жыл бұрын

This is the first 100% truth speech I've heard from him. He is a great analyzer in this subject (regulation of science).

@tenminutetokyo2643 5 жыл бұрын

US universities were built by foreigners? That's a good one.

@diogeneslaertius3365 3 жыл бұрын

@@tenminutetokyo2643 Yes, that's the truth. If you use your brain (probably for the first time in your life), and study the history of (your own country?) US, you will see it has been growing non-stop since the founding fathers times thanks to the immigrants.

@JakeJohnRogers 12 жыл бұрын

I love how in so many of these videos this man is talking about topics that he doesn't even specialize, biology, neuroscience and computing. If there was a way to win the intellectual part of life, this man has done it.

@Tigerbeetweenie 13 жыл бұрын

You kick ass. I am a teenager aspiring to be a computer scientist and even though your a physicist, I still look up to you. Your show is very intriguing and I love how you ask and create solutions for "the big questions". Oh, and keep on rockin' that sweet hair bro.

@RoldanRoro 11 жыл бұрын

You're the new generation's Einstein in my book!

@Truthseeker182 8 жыл бұрын

My mind. Has been blown.

@berglundo 12 жыл бұрын

I could listen to this guy for hours, he makes even to most weird things make sense and makes it sound easy.

@tycoon1661 9 жыл бұрын

Man, michio you could not be more right! I agree people who work hard and are smart flourish in america and thats why foreigners flock here!

@bel4k1n40 3 жыл бұрын

That is not what the man said. He said US education system is raising generations of illiterates. This is not meant to blame the individual but the system itself. He also said you would have to be not smart but a genius to advance to these high paying careers. Therefore he is merely saying the US educational system is not sustainable.

@zantoine 12 жыл бұрын

Can't... stop....watching...these videos

@R2BMusicCH 12 жыл бұрын

What I have noticed in the US during my 2 year assignment, there is a strong polarisation between educated and uneducated. Also educated people are often ridiculed as "nerdy, geeky etc" and "not commercially presentable". It seems like looks and an assertive "commercial" way of speaking counts more than brains and talking sense. Pragmatism is often interpreted as bad attitude or inability to comply to common thinking, even if the so-called common sense is objectively utter nonsense.

@spirit469 9 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

@ImperiumTrooper 10 жыл бұрын

NOOOO!!!!!! Michio gave away our secret weapon!!!!

@tenminutetokyo2643 5 жыл бұрын

Companies ruined or almost ruined by imported Indian labor Adaptec - Indian CEO Subramanian Sundaresh fired. AIG (signed outsourcing deal in 2007 in Europe with Accenture Indian frauds, collapsed in 2009) AirBus (Qantas plane plunged 650 feet injuring passengers when its computer system written by India disengaged the auto-pilot). Apple - R&D CLOSED in India in 2006. Australia's National Australia Bank (Outsourced jobs to India in 2007, nationwide ATM and account failure in late 2010). Bell Labs (Arun Netravalli took over, closed, turned into a shopping mall) Boeing Dreamliner ES software (written by HCL, banned by FAA) Bristol-Myers-Squibb (Trade Secrets and documents stolen in U.S. by Indian national guest worker) Caymas - Startup run by Indian CEO, French director of dev, Chinese tech lead. Closed after 5 years of sucking VC out of America. Caterpillar misses earnings a mere 4 months after outsourcing to India, Inc. Circuit City - Outsourced all IT to Indian-run IBM and went bankrupt shortly thereafter. ComAir crew system run by 100% Indian IT workers caused the 12/25/05 U.S. airport shutdown when they used a short int instead of a long int Computer Associates - Former CEO Sanjay Kumar, an Indian national, sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for accounting fraud. Deloitte - 2010 - this Indian-packed consulting company is being sued under RICO fraud charges by Marin Country, California for a failed solution. Dell - call center (closed in India) Delta call centers (closed in India) Fannie Mae - Hired large numbers of Indians, had to be bailed out. Indian logic bomb creator found guilty and sent to prison. GM - Was booming in 2006, signed $300 million outsourcing deal with Wipro that same year, went bankrupt 3 years later HP - Got out of the PC hardware business in 2011 and can't compete with Apple's tablets. HP was taken over by Indians and Chinese in 2001. So much for 'Asian' talent! HSBC ATMs (software taken over by Indians, failed in 2006) Intel Whitefield processor project (cancelled, Indian staff canned) JetStar Airways computer failure brings down Christchurch airport on 9/17/11. JetStar is owned by Quantas - which is know to have outsourced to India, Inc. Lehman (Spectramind software bought by Wipro, ruined, trashed by Indian programmers) Medicare - Defrauded by Indian national doctor Arun Sharma & wife in the U.S. Microsoft - Employs over 35,000 H-1Bs. Stock used to be $100. Today it's lucky to be over $25. Not to mention that Vista thing. MIT Media Lab Asia (canceled) MyNines - A startup founded and run by Indian national Apar Kothari went belly up after throwing millions of America's VC $ down the drain. PeopleSoft (Taken over by Indians in 2000, collapsed). PepsiCo - Slides from #1 to #3 during Indian CEO Indra Nooyi' watch. Polycom - Former senior executive Sunil Bhalla charged with insider trading. Qantas - See AirBus above Quark (Alukah Kamar CEO, fired, lost 60% of its customers to Adobe because Indian-written QuarkExpress 6 was a failure) Rolls Royce (Sent aircraft engine work to India in 2006, engines delayed for Boeing 787, and failed on at least 2 Quantas planes in 2010, cost Rolls $500m). SAP - Same as Deloitte above in 2010. Singapore airlines (IT functions taken over in 2009 by TCS, website trashed in August, 2011) Skype (Madhu Yarlagadda fired) State of Indiana $867 million FAILED IBM project, IBM being sued State of Texas failed IBM project. Sun Micro (Taken over by Indian and Chinese workers in 2001, collapsed, had to be sold off to Oracle). UK's NHS outsourced numerous jobs including health records to India in mid-2000 resulting in $26 billion over budget. Union Bank of California - Cancelled Finacle project run by India's InfoSys in 2011. United - call center (closed in India) Victorian Order of Nurses, Canada (Payroll system screwed up by SAP/IBM in mid-2011) Virgin Atlantic (software written in India caused cloud IT failure) World Bank (Indian fraudsters BANNED for 3 years because they stole data). I could post the whole list here but I don't want to crash any servers.

@andykay8949 7 жыл бұрын

I thought Kentucky Fried Chicken was the secret weapon of American Science

@thedyslexicorangutan8049 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@sachinkumawat2567 3 жыл бұрын

😄

@DarkxV12 10 жыл бұрын

im glad someone finally took notice!

@Euphoria5X 10 жыл бұрын

That Just shows you how much our public school systems need to change.. It's hard to learn a lot when it feels like you have the same English, Math, Reading, and History class for literally 6-8 years... High schools should be more like colleges and allow more focused groups so that when they graduate high school, they can immediately be useful to our community and economy.

@tenminutetokyo2643 5 жыл бұрын

Then why are Asians falling all over themselves to come here to get degrees?

@bruth6138 10 жыл бұрын

The issue with american schools is they value knowledge of facts over understanding of concepts.

@spirit469 9 жыл бұрын

***** You are part of what is holding humanity back. Science is mankind's greatest achievement

@spirit469 9 жыл бұрын

***** Science existed at least a thousand years before the Quran was ever written

@constracted7331 7 жыл бұрын

spirit469 I am Muslim and I agree with you. The Quran has a lot of scientific concepts but it's clearly ludicrous to claim that all of science originated from the Quran.

@constracted7331 7 жыл бұрын

+Omar Kerrada How?

@richardmg9 10 жыл бұрын

Hell yea, finally a voice of reason on the internet! The world needs more sweat shops!

@zizzlestick42 11 жыл бұрын

0:30 is a real treat

@TinRapper 10 жыл бұрын

Can't agree more with "the genius in the East get hammered down"

@Thirdi 10 жыл бұрын

thank god i live in canada

@rukna3775 5 жыл бұрын

@Authentiik leaf??? lmao

@olanmills64 11 жыл бұрын

I think he hit the nail on the head, which is that despite whatever problems we have, we still have one of the best natural, economic, and political environments for enabling and encouraging innovation. It may be dangerous to disagree with Mr. Kaku, but I think we actually can sustain it for a long time. As he explained the American economy demands smart people whether they come from outside or within. That's not an excuse to not improve our education.

@TheLazyScotsman 11 жыл бұрын

You sir just gave an excellent example of the American education system. Thank you.

@noticias6111 10 жыл бұрын

Is anyone here wondering if Michio wouldn't have become the famous physicist popularizer of science that he is if he been raised in Japan and followed the innterpersonal role normatives and other social stuff of Japanese culture and/or if he wonders that about himself sometimes?

@charlesmcdowell9436 9 жыл бұрын

I don't know if he would of became *famous* but he would of still became a brilliant scientist. Japan is home to some of the most brilliant scientist and the advancement of technology is a huge part of their culture.

@MisledTrick 9 жыл бұрын

Arr Ziz Well he was born in the late 40s, and as we all know, Japan was not doing so good during that period. I'd say there would be far fewer opportunities for him in Japan compared to the US, but I think he'd still become a smart man.

@pieluver1234 8 жыл бұрын

+Arr Ziz His talk on the "Confucian norms of east asian countries" is not true at all. Take a look at China and Japan, and you'll realize that they're extremely competitive in academics, music, art, etc.

@thelightninggamerofficial8443 6 жыл бұрын

Arr Ziz ok

@mannytran7823 6 жыл бұрын

competitive for all the wrong reasons sadly, thus the high suicide rates.

@mbaxter22 7 жыл бұрын

I always wonder why other countries like India or China are so keen for the US to keep taking in their college grads via H1-B. Don't the Indians or Chinese or Germans see how much talent they're losing this way? They should want to keep their best and brightest at home and nurture them there.

@juandoe3985 7 жыл бұрын

In a way it's a good thing! Corporations shoot themselves in the foot by training these cheap foreign workers that go back to their countries and flood the market with cheap inferior knock-offs.

@rus6091 7 жыл бұрын

What can they do? They can't force them to stay in their country. The only thing is to give even better conditions for their work and living than America does.

@pancakebb6384 5 жыл бұрын

Chinese education system is really bad. Nobody want to stay in China

@tenminutetokyo2643 5 жыл бұрын

They are industrial spies here to loot us. If US schools are so bad then why are they all flocking here for degrees? China and India come here to stea our industries and move them back to their own countries. www.reuters.com/article/us-tata-epic-verdict-idUSKCN0XD135 www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/07/11/ex-apple-engineer-arrested-on-his-way-to-china-charged-with-stealing-companys-autonomous-car-secrets/?noredirect=on&.4792550a6c5f

@dirtbikenrcman 5 ай бұрын

Well, I know teenage me favorited this, and then 12 years later, I subscribed. I'm going through old videos, and here I am once again not realizeing I am a fan so long ago.

@bigcheesy95 12 жыл бұрын

The nail that sticks out gets hammered. But the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

@NathanSeals 10 жыл бұрын

I like Kaku because he's a nerd and answers all of these nerdy questions.

@saswatsarangi6669 6 жыл бұрын

Nathan Seals he's more than a nerd, nerds are kind of boring

@BobTheTrueCactus 10 жыл бұрын

The secret weapon of the US is money. When you're among the best at sth. and want to become rich, then going to the US is usually a good choice. It's brain-draining several other countries, but it also gives those people that go to the US opportunities that they wouldn't have otherwise. Anyhow, I think that the US could do far better if the educational standards would be higher.

@chuckpatterson6917 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always wondered about that…how the US is the richest country in the world, with the greatest debt in history. Go figure!

@piratebri 12 жыл бұрын

I hated science and math growing up. But I loved space and technology. I started following Michio Kaku a few years ago and he has made me love science and math. I wish our education system made kids care about science, math, and technology more and not just about being on the Varsity football team, Cheerleading Squad, or Glee Club. Our educational system, political system, and financial system all need to be revamped. They clearly are not working and its only a matter of time..

@CerulianSamurai 11 жыл бұрын

That's how I like to view life as well, having fun, and having a sense of well-being. But, I'm sure you guys can do it as well. I'm also British from my fathers side but was born in the US.

@g1a18 6 жыл бұрын

All great nation has is own scientist

@AntonFetzer 8 жыл бұрын

2:00 the young Albert Einstein did not live in the US. He went to the US after he had become famous. This means he is part of the first point Kaku said about the braindrain the US inflicts on Europe.

@jurgnobs1308 5 жыл бұрын

he was a swiss national who went through swiss education, with a migration background from germany, to be exact

@ravishverma88 12 жыл бұрын

i agree with that and also think that consumerism should be added to it because we give so many opportunities to create in the US because there is someone out there that will buy ur product no matter how useless or excessive

@ajmalmaad4497 6 жыл бұрын

I am a science enthusiast. With empty pocket and belonging to a very remote, undeveloped place I hope to meet Michio kaku.

@tcjusttc5418 7 жыл бұрын

Well say good bye to this weapon... Steve Bannon and Conway now have 'alternate facts'

@tenminutetokyo2643 5 жыл бұрын

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182

@101stairbourne1 10 жыл бұрын

American philosophy: Defense Defense Defense Defense OIL Defense

@michaelborisow815 2 жыл бұрын

Where are you now? Nice comment btw lol

@stretch654 12 жыл бұрын

Similar educational problems exist here in Australia. A lot of high school kids enter their first year of university lacking fundamental math and English skills. There's this sudden 'panic' in which they have to catch up before they can begin their degrees.

@iseeicyicetea 11 жыл бұрын

amazing comeback ;-) you should have your own tv show.

@shreddedreams 8 жыл бұрын

I don't think this is HD

@ramiromasters1076 8 жыл бұрын

Its the culture.We don't even teach children to type on a cellphone, and some type faster on a cellphone than the best secretary dreamed off typing on a typewriter... Our culture in USA is about Super soldiers, gang bangers, rich people and their spoils, get to date the richest guy or the hottest girl and presume it to other people.That's our culture, and any intelligent child quickly learns what it takes to succeed in their society so to get social acceptance, as our instincts demand us we should do. Europe and other countries have better habits, less stupefying entertainment, more heroes that are not fighters but thinkers and not rich but wise.

@juandoe3985 7 жыл бұрын

Well put, but I disagree. The blame falls on bad parenting. The current generation of parents are to busy duck-lipping and shaking their asses on facebook. Put your phone down! Turn the game off! And get involved in your kids' lives and they'll turn out alright.

@imkookoo 11 жыл бұрын

It's really not BS. If you ever walk through Microsoft, Google, or any major IT companies, you will find a large portion of IT are not from the US. In my small company, I work with 3 girls from India, 3 guys from China, 1 guy from Brazil, 1 guy from Morroco, and 1 guy from Africa (not the guy from Morrocco; but another African country). It's only 5 of us that from the US and we all get paid the same. During client visits, plenty of other major corps also have a a HUGE amount of foreign talent.

@ivanlagrossemoule 12 жыл бұрын

I think there should be a larger separation between languages and sciences. I had the same problem here. But not only did I have to learn french, but also german. It's actually what stopped me from choosing the section with physics and maths, because I wasn't sure I would be able to compensate for french and especially german. So I just went with what I was best at... Art. Anyway, now I'm in a polytechnical school learning engineering, and I'm late on my maths and physics.

@8bitslime 10 жыл бұрын

If we didn't have a shit ton of homework and the teachers taught us how to think and not how to be machines and get a question and answer it without any other thought about it.

@TheGermanFabian 10 жыл бұрын

I'd love for you to use proper punctuation.

@8bitslime 10 жыл бұрын

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@TheGermanFabian 10 жыл бұрын

8bitslime Its your boiii!!! JK

@8bitslime 10 жыл бұрын

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@davefx7949 6 жыл бұрын

No, it's to do with culture. Kids are too worried about being cool and getting laid etc. That homework you don't want. What you should be doing is completing it and then creating your own.

@hollygibtson1111 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Bill Gates, Steve jobs, the wright brothers, Michio Kaku, neil tyson, Thomas Edison did in the US all their lives.

@lepiota1074 3 жыл бұрын

It could not be otherwise: the money hypnosis is the superpower....It is the same strategy that rich soccer clubs implement:when some player excels in a modest club,they go there with tons of money and bring him into the cause...It is tragicomic to see that soccer and science can be managed by the same pattern.

@HolyWtfftw 12 жыл бұрын

Bravo just simply amazing

@mathew633man 10 жыл бұрын

isn't it obvious? it's Jews and Asians, of course. the smartest race on Earth

@name7251 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the complements,we jews just try to create a decent TV and we like physics.Now on a more serious note,its all about the individual,perheps some cultures push people to excel more then others,that's what probably created that steryotype.

@oOPPHOo 10 жыл бұрын

Name Indeed. There has been no proof that Jews or Asians have genes that make them more intelligent. You can do IQ test and see that both score higher than other races but so far genes and intelligence have not been linked together beyond correlation. A thing we're more certain about is that the biggest influence on the development of the brain is not determined by genes, but rather by nutrition during pregnancy and the first few years of life. Once done with the early development then it becomes a matter of culture. The impact of environment thus largely outweigh the genetic impact on intelligence. I don't understand people who take pride in their genes when that is something they don't control. I take greater pride in attributing my what intelligence I possess to a period of my life, where I was conscious about my actions, rather than moment I was conceived and my genetic code decided; things beyond my control.

@name7251 10 жыл бұрын

oO PPH Oo I completly agree,although perheps there are some ethnic groups that are more prone to be NT(its a personallty type,the people who have this in their personallty tend to be more curious and thus usually more smart),but then again I can't know that,although if there is some smart gene we will have to discover it,if we will implement it in most or all the human population then it could greatly improve Earth and the humans as a species.

@mathew633man 10 жыл бұрын

***** ....oh you are one of those

@saidchahir9895 9 жыл бұрын

***** Quran says that Jews were the preferred nation of God so they certainly possess wondrous brain capacities! as for Asians... they have this fruitful educational system that zeroes in on making them more efficient individuals allowing them to be more effective thinkers either in science, art or even industry!! it's kinda' like Bismi Allah Arahmani Arahim. Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" Only they will remember [who are] people of understanding. those who seek knowledge would never be equal to those who don't even give a hoot about it!

@MrOarson 11 жыл бұрын

My point exactly. Not everyone needs an 'A', so we shouldn't sweat it when not everyone gets one. Allow the curriculum to fully test each student's potential. The heart surgeon or brick layer may not need trigonometry much, but the machinist does. Let the former two skate by on a 'D', but the latter has to at least be getting a 'C', preferably a 'B' or 'A'. You should know that James Monroe was the fifth President before you exit grade school.

@sciences8 12 жыл бұрын

I know how you feel. I've been struggling through AP (advanced placement) classes in English just to get into a good college. I hate English with a passion (not saying it's pointless, I just can't do very well in it). That is an issue with the U.S school system- they want renaissance men but will ignore superiors in single subjects. I hope you find a nice job somewhere, doing something you love. You should become a spokesman for a new type of education.

@allenjunge4127 11 жыл бұрын

I love science because when our teacher asks a question, I am the only one that knows the answer... maybe because I pay attention, or maybe because I've been studying high end science since kindergarten.

@felicitybywater8012 Жыл бұрын

This was me in English.

@kaustubhdapurkar 8 жыл бұрын

what would happend if i place a photosensitive material instead of a screen in a light interference experiment and carry out yhe experiment? will the photoelectrons get emitted or an interference pattern will form?

@blodstainer 12 жыл бұрын

But one important thing in our society (I'm not an American) is that schools isn't great in EU and china and horrible in US, but they have to improve all over the world because its more important for people to learn how to think for themselves and see things objective and reflect upon things, rather than just fill their heads with information, because information is one thing when it IS objective, but that's almost never the case, unless its Math or Physics.

@THESocialJusticeWarrior 12 жыл бұрын

@Nes232, and what is the difference between assessment and testing?

@AnotherGenericChannel 12 жыл бұрын

Got to admit that Steve Jobs was pretty brilliant, He got people to buy technology that sold around the world for $100-200 USD that he re-badged while claiming that Apple Created it while charging people $400-1000+ while selling the warranty separate... Great thing is I can get an arm based phone and flash linux to it and have a hand-held computer that will have more "apps", still work as a phone with VoIP over wifi, broadcast over bluetooth, and cost about $100 to buy and setup.

@79wouter 12 жыл бұрын

"The squeaky weal gets the grease". This is maybe the most important difference between US and Europe. I know because I live in the Netherlands: there is a huge pressure not to be better than others. At my high-school you would be considered unethical to aim for more than sixes. Rare achievers would be considered unsympathetic, they would only get along with teachers. For me this would actually be a reason to raise my children in the US.

@infinteuniverse 12 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. In highschool there is so much focus on literature. Literature courses should be taught as electives. Once I started college, English college level english courses are all about logic and argumentation. Although it was nice to read some of these works of literature, they have been of not much use to me since I started college.

@Muhovc 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michio. I think I'll apply now :)

@TedRobotBuilder 12 жыл бұрын

@annoynymus, how can you measure and verify without testing?

@persiancatsarecool 11 жыл бұрын

I am an American trained PhD level scientist with years of experience in research, but the hours are too long for the family life I wanted. I have loads of more math and science training and real world job experience. And yet, if I were to take the few courses I need to gain a teaching certification I would not be hired by the public school system here,because I would cost them a measly $3000 more to hire me. With the situation as it is I prefer private anyway, but really this is insanity.

@malinkody 11 жыл бұрын

Its not just america. Singapore, Russia and Australia do it too. Some of my friends in south asia got picked right out of school by organisations from these countries for their talent. Its not that uncommon. There are special talent scouts just for this purpose. Pick the talent, pay for their growth and then reap the rewards. That's the process.

@blodstainer 12 жыл бұрын

I understand, but in saying that I quote him "English Class is near fucking useless for me." It doesn't mean the class is useless, it could mean that he was not only fluid in speaking and writing English before, but even that he was actually well schooled and aren't learning anything at all from it. And if that is the case, there should be something to do about it, in my opinion. And I love these parts of youtube where you can... talk

@jankuiper3422 12 жыл бұрын

College and universities compensating for the lack of knowledge and skill of the first-years is becoming a problem in Europe as well. In the Netherlands the first 3-6 months of university is often spend teaching the basics they should already have aquired in highschool.

@MichaelWBauer 11 жыл бұрын

I think the point of the quote is saying that the person who stands out gets the attention they need.

@Sturgill28 10 жыл бұрын

You got that right! I learned more form watching Dr. Kaku videos on KZfaq then I learned in High school.

@llamawizard 6 жыл бұрын

Way to spill the beans science boy.

@AnotherGenericChannel 12 жыл бұрын

I had a problem showing my work due to the fact that the way I was solving things was different from how they where trying to teach me. The next year wasn't as bad due too my teacher didn't mind how I did it as long as I was right. Dropped out @ the end of 4th grade and didn't come back till 9th. Spent those years read Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and spent my time memorizing Encarta 95 from one end to the other so I was ahead of the class when I returned.

@jdsweet3657 11 жыл бұрын

Part of the problem is that the universities and what not will not allow students to cover new topics that the school does ot teach. They limit it with predetermined technologies.

@ADSaaron 11 жыл бұрын

2:58 Agreed

@realparr0 11 жыл бұрын

Something I would like to add to why American education is just as good as the others is that we have programs for students who do excel so they can get smarter. For instance, I went to the Duke TIP summer program this summer and learned about Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Ethics. Also, schools are more geared toward jobs in America both curricular and extracurricular.

@UnitedPebbles 12 жыл бұрын

How many discoveries have you made in one day? how many books have you read? how many arts have you studied and mastered?

@franklinfalco9069 5 жыл бұрын

We hear a lot about math and science but the humanities are equally important.

@kanben7 10 жыл бұрын

Also, the US seems to have privatized everything, where as those more advanced countries have infrastructure and transport systems built by the state. Even their standard internet speeds are many times higher and much cheaper than in the US.

@SGirlSony 12 жыл бұрын

I have been saying this for years. Educational systems are there to control us. The way we think inside the box and how we should respond to authority to obey our limits.

@krazor8 11 жыл бұрын

yeah, just one of the weird things i do when i get drunk

@pman123 12 жыл бұрын

PS - I also wanted to add that when I was transferred to the school I graduated from, my councilors told the principal there that in a nutshell.. I wasn't smart. I got my revenge though when I took the HSPA test. My councilor made my mom sign a form for me saying I had a disorder and could get my diploma even if I didn't pass my state exams. When the tests came though, I passed the highest in the district in literature and math.

@bananian 12 жыл бұрын

considering how whether creationism should be in a classroom is even a debate makes America's education questionable.

@meliss468 12 жыл бұрын

There is nothing wrong in the Arts; some of the greatest thinkers and geniuses have, of course, chosen Art, Music, Literature over Maths and Science, because if thats where your talent lies, then thats simply where you will tend to go. However, there is a trend in America, where children aspire to the fields that you stated purely because of the pressures from society, the pressure of appearing 'cool' and 'normal'. In that situation, I do agree with you.

@kanben7 11 жыл бұрын

I saw one of the biggest reality TV deceptions. Many people dressed up and carried flags and chanted. They insulted the other group who had different colours. They praised their idol. They didn't ask why they had only been divided into two groups, when there were other alternatives. They didn't question who owns the machines they use to select their idol. Or how those machines work. Or why their idols were funded by their enemies. Finally, they were told who their next (US) president will be.

@pman123 12 жыл бұрын

I know first hand on how crappy the school system is. Going into high school I had severe anxiety and instead of helping me, I got classified as a "delinquent". I couldn't stand the classes they threw me into. I was in the 10th grade doing basic math wondering when I'd start actually doing something that made me LEARN. Needless to say, I spazzed out alot, dropped out, and finally got my diploma last year. Funny thing is though, that they shut down the good school after I graduated for no funds..

@darkblood626 12 жыл бұрын

Americas education system dose a really good job hammering down creativity

@EmbraceTheThunder 12 жыл бұрын

You're right; I inferred by his posting the complaint on a very science oriented video series, particularly one featuring the physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, and including in his complaint his tendency towards science with "as i do learning algebra, calculus, etc, or chemistry, physics, or biology," that he would be going into a science field. I may have inferred incorrectly, but I don't think so. In any case, what I said still applies widely to non-science related fields.

@Gnomefro 10 жыл бұрын

"And is this how you encourage progress? By insisting sweatshops are just fine?" The problem with trying to regulate those things is that you take away the only advantage developing nations have - cheap labor. Unions can have their place, but not in the early stages of industrialization. At that point you just want as much economic activity as possible.

@Anonymous-vc8cd 11 жыл бұрын

He is absolutely right. We have watched this trend for decades. That's why everyone was worried when 911 happened that the US slow down the visas because this is an important time where we need serious thinkers. It seems this generation just wants to party and watch music videos. We really need a boost in our own students to study science in America.

@warmaxxx 11 жыл бұрын

he's actually born in japan and raised in japan, after he created his atom smasher in the garage as a crazy kid and taking out the power supply of their town lol, some people noticed he was a crazy genius kid so then they decided to take him to Harvard university

@lopaaione 11 жыл бұрын

Dr. Kaku's explanation makes sense.

@spy4561 12 жыл бұрын

@brandmannetje Isn't most every country economic based? What do you mean by fall?

@ThrillaWhale 11 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you're basing that off of. Every source online says he was born in San Jose. He even mentions himself in a documentary that he was born in the United States and went to high school in California.

@AnotherGenericChannel 12 жыл бұрын

I didn't want to spend years reviewing what I already knew so I did what I wanted mixed with some of the school work and got decent grades but had to finish on a modified diploma. I haven't written by hand for more than a paragraph since 3rd grade when my teacher seemed to like to take me and two other kids work and read out loud and explain what was wrong with what we wrote and why. I literally mean she chose the same 3 everytime to use as examples for what was wrong and 3 for what was right.

@MihaiViteazul100 11 жыл бұрын

When he mentions that the smarter students from the east tend to hold back to make their peers look better, which "east" is he referring to? The US East Coast? Overseas Europe? Or maybe even the Asian countries like China, Korea or Japan?

@danthemanholt 11 жыл бұрын

By doing intermittant fasting which is taking in high calorie meals but less meals at night in a 4 hour period of food that doesn't take longer than 4 hours to digest would be good. The stomach gets a break for the other 20 hours which is said to increase human growth hormone/IGF-1 levels in the body from 1200% in women to 2000% in men. People say they're much more intelligent when they do intermittant fasting.

@4.0.4 11 жыл бұрын

Actually, he's right about Michio Kaku creating... a particle smasher, in his garage. It did blow out all the fuses in the house and upset his mom, lol. But it's true and you can look it up (he said it himself in "universe in a nutshell"). Altough, I think he was born in the US? not sure.

@davidnika446 10 жыл бұрын

Hey Michio.....on the H1B thing: Shhhhhhhhh !

@ThePs3isbetterthanal 11 жыл бұрын

2:29 hammertime

@orlock20 11 жыл бұрын

Nepotism is much more common outside the U.S. from the caste system in India to family businesses in Europe. In 1988, 92% of all European businesses had 10 or less employees with an estimated 70%-80% literally being family businesses.

@damnyourpasswords 12 жыл бұрын

with a few words he described everything about the econo-sociological situation in the planet

@lamchiheng2 11 жыл бұрын

There are something simply can't be tested. If teacher and school performance are only gauged through test score, then we definitely failed our kids. I can speak for Chinese students that we are being force fed "testable" subjects. Good thing that in U.S students are still essentially free to explore the subject which interest them the most. To me, the most important value I learned from U.S schools is to recognize my strength, and FOCUS on a few to excel.

@Mother3pla3r 12 жыл бұрын

@MegaTouchy I agree completely. Down here in Virginia Beach we had one of the best education systems in the country, but it fell flat on its face all becuase of a lack of funding. We had some of the highest scores in the country on SATs, we had several academies that are nationally accepted as some of the best, but the the state went and pulled $40 million from the education budget to build a damned rec center and an animal shelter. Are you seriously going to take all that over EDUCATION?