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Top 5 real-world inventions inspired by sci-fi
Manage episode 424249217 series 1685718
What do mechanical limbs, credit cards, and the atomic bomb have in common? They all had their roots in science fiction.
Ashley Hamer joins Mark to rank real-world inventions inspired by sci-fi, and Mark reveals that he apparently went to school in a gadget factory.
- (00:00) - Cold open
- (00:11) - Introduction
- (00:41) - Guest
- (03:44) - Ashley’s pick: Autonomous cars
- (07:21) - Mark’s pick: World Wide Web
- (08:39) - Ashley’s pick: Atomic bombs
- (10:09) - Mark’s pick: Mobile phone
- (11:58) - Ashley’s pick: Video calling
- (17:26) - Mark’s pick: Helicopter
- (20:23) - Ashley’s pick: Credit cards
- (21:46) - Mark’s go-go gadget school
- (25:15) - Mark’s pick: Mechanical limbs
- (27:28) - Midamble
- (29:44) - Building the final list
- (30:20) - Honourable mentions
- (32:24) - Taboo Science
Ashley is the host of Taboo Science, which examines taboos through a scientific lens. She’s also the author of The Weekly Tweak, which seeks to help your podcasting game improve, one tweak at a time.
You can also find her pretty much everywhere online @smashleyhamer.
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68 episodes
Manage episode 424249217 series 1685718
What do mechanical limbs, credit cards, and the atomic bomb have in common? They all had their roots in science fiction.
Ashley Hamer joins Mark to rank real-world inventions inspired by sci-fi, and Mark reveals that he apparently went to school in a gadget factory.
- (00:00) - Cold open
- (00:11) - Introduction
- (00:41) - Guest
- (03:44) - Ashley’s pick: Autonomous cars
- (07:21) - Mark’s pick: World Wide Web
- (08:39) - Ashley’s pick: Atomic bombs
- (10:09) - Mark’s pick: Mobile phone
- (11:58) - Ashley’s pick: Video calling
- (17:26) - Mark’s pick: Helicopter
- (20:23) - Ashley’s pick: Credit cards
- (21:46) - Mark’s go-go gadget school
- (25:15) - Mark’s pick: Mechanical limbs
- (27:28) - Midamble
- (29:44) - Building the final list
- (30:20) - Honourable mentions
- (32:24) - Taboo Science
Ashley is the host of Taboo Science, which examines taboos through a scientific lens. She’s also the author of The Weekly Tweak, which seeks to help your podcasting game improve, one tweak at a time.
You can also find her pretty much everywhere online @smashleyhamer.
🫵 Help me improve List Envy
Take my short 5-question survey and I'll send you a trinket in the post.
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