Dr. Michio Kaku , physics prof at CUNY, proposes to survive past the end of the universe in his new book Parallel Worlds. The premise is repeated in a Prospect Magazine article entitled Escape from the Universe, and in yesterday’s WSJ, in an article entitled “Huddled Up With LISA”.

The basic idea is:-

This universe will eventually die in a big freeze. Before it does so, lets all migrate to another, more hospitable, universe, or to travel back to a warmer, safer time. How? Open up wormholes in space and leave the universe

Here is his 7-point escape plan:-

1. Develop a roadmap, a theory of everything, e.g. String Theory.
2. Find a suitable exit:- Search for a naturally occurring wormhole. There might be some lying around.
3. Another exit might be provided by a black hole. Investigate their properties … send a probe through…it might survive.
4. If promising, create a black hole.
5. If no good, try creating negative energy.
6. If still no good, try to create a ‘baby’ universe.
7. Go through the resulting wormhole. If they prove unstable, or too small use nanobots.

All this might require a billion giga-quads of energy, or so.

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