Michio Kaku: as the golden age of silicon comes to an end, Silicon Valley risks becoming another rust belt

The expected arrival of quantum computers heralds the end of the silicon era, an event that may lead to the disappearance of Silicon Valley as we know it. This is just one of the many changes that will likely be caused by the technological advances expected over the next decades. Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and futurist, discussed some of his predictions in a brief Q&A with LSE Business Review’s managing editor, Helena Vieira, during the World Economic Forum’s Great Narrative meeting in Dubai.