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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.
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