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Michio Kaku

24th Jan 1947 (79 years old)
Physicist

Gave me a look like I was some kind of grotesque stalker

It was my first week at the City College of New York, and I was walking to class. As I passed my the science building I noticed him, but only recognized him as a familiar face. So since he was just standing there, I introduced myself, explaining that he looked very familiar but that I just couldn't place him. He then told me that he did some shows on Nova (PBS) It all came back to me and it brought a large grin to my face. I told him that I loved his shows and was something of a fan. I kid you not, he gave me a look like I was some kind of grotesque stalker, and while staring at me, he pulled the door open behind him and WALKED BACKWARDS into the science building. The door shut and he was still backing up, looking at me through the glass. It made me feel a bit annoyed because I hadn't even gushed or anything. But I hear he's kind of a jerk sometimes so probably a lot of people have similar stories about him.
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25 Sep
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    Justpeople
    21 August 19:29pm

    lmfao that's sad and funny

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    djfxw
    23 November 14:27pm

    Sounds like a Family Guy kind of move. lol

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    Jonnie Apparitions
    16 August 20:05pm

    I was picturing it that way, exactly. It took reading this to realize FG was the source. Very funny.

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    phadeb
    27 October 21:30pm

    Definitely ! Picturing Peter Griffin backing up slowly...

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    Jade Alcide
    18 December 01:30am

    Lmao I always see him on campus as well and he honestly just looks sort of tired. It was probably because you said you didn't recognize him at first then started saying how you were a fan.

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    Michael Phillips
    29 June 03:10am

    So it takes people a minute to remember who someone is when you mention some of their works, not everyone has a good memory unless something jogs it.

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    rapturegator
    12 August 19:19pm

    "I don't know you....I know your shows." You basically answered the very reason he gave you the look he did. It was nothing to do with being 'stalkerish' it was all to do with being illogical.

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    Michael Phillips
    29 June 03:09am

    So it takes people a minute to remember who someone is when you mention some of their works, not everyone has a good memory unless something jogs it. That makes you a jerk.

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    BayAreaGuy
    21 August 01:16am

    If it makes you feel any better, NOBODY in physics takes this loon seriously. He's completely out of step with the science of physics, and has made a name for himself by watering down theories to make them marketable to people who live in a fantasy world. Plus, those physics guys are often on the Autism spectrum and don't do well with personal interaction. I doubt it was anything about you at all.

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    Bean Cat
    3 November 12:08pm

    “He’s...made a name for himself by watering down theories to make them marketable to people who live in a fantasy world.”OH, you mean like making the complex subject matter of physics more COOL and ACCESSIBLE to people otherwise excluded from the Ivory Tower?!Science is Awesome, and EVERYONE should be able to experience the excitement and fascination that comes with discovering a bit more about how their world works. Dude, that’s why Bill Nye the Science Guy was such a great show! We need more science beans who can also communicate, because you can’t educate people if you can’t reach them (and lord knows we have a pandemic of ignorance in this country).Wait... Bill Nye better not be on here... oh shit. 😥

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    Th3l0n10u5
    12 March 20:43pm

    Comedian Jim Norton live(s/d) in the same building as him and although he was a repeated guest on his radio show, he always seemed freaked out when Jim would see him around and say hi. It could be social awkwardness, Asperger's, or he could just have prosopagnosia.In any case, this is hardly a "mean" incident, more than just weird. And people saying your approach was illogical or awkward...still doesn't warrant his reaction.

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    Kelley Gaither
    12 July 04:37am

    My brother had Asperger's,and while he wasn't shy at all,he had to be the one to start talking for it to be a comfortable interaction for him. If a person came up to him and started talking, he found it awkward,like he didn't quite know where to jump in unless it was a topic that was in his area,and if someone tried to steer the conversation away from something he was comfortable with,he would try to redirect it back so he would feel comfortable jumping in again.

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