Show notes
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 ScienceAshley 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.
