Top 5 real-world inventions inspired by sci-fi

Episode 57 of the List Envy podcast, hosted by Ashley Hamer, Mark Steadman, titled "Top 5 real-world inventions inspired by sci-fi" was published on June 18, 2024 and runs 33 minutes.

June 18, 2024 ·33m · List Envy

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Summary

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.

Episode Description

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.