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June 18, 2024

Top 5 real-world inventions inspired by sci-fi

33 minutes

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

(26:40) - Midamble

(28:56) - Building the final list

(29:32) - Honourable mentions

(31:36) - 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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By Mark Steadman