Theoretical physicist and ultra cool scientist Michio Kaku speculates that future intelligences will likely have to figure out a way to avoid extinction when the Universe suffers its heat death. In a recent Telegraph article, "Could a Hole in Space Save Man From Extinction?" (registration required), Kaku describes how the Universe is likely to die and what advanced intelligences might be able to do to avoid going along with it.

Here's my blog entry and synopsis, along with a link to the original article.
sentientdevelopments.blogspot.com/2...ml
www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml