I just did a short interview with Michio Kaku for Amazon’s Omnivoracious blog. Kaku is the author of the very cool Physics of the Impossible, which ranks SF impossibilities into three “classes,” class III being the most unbelievable. Even though the interview is brief, it’s one of my favorites just because a kind of wonderful enthusiasm shines through all of Kaku’s responses.

What’s most surprised you about the reaction to the book? Any specific reader feedback?
What surprised me the most was that there were so many people who, like myself, have been inspired by science fiction to delve into science. I grew up as a child watching the old Flash Gordon re-runs on TV, then went on to read Asimov and other science fiction writers, and finally decided to pursue a career in theoretical physics to answer the questions of my childhood.