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There is so much noise on the Internet, with would-be prophets daily haranguing their audience and megalomaniacs trying to push bizarre ideas, that eventually people will cherish a new commodity: wisdom.

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Michio Kaku
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 24
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