What kernels of truth are there in sci-fi content today that can maybe predict what our smart technological futures will look like?

This week, Jess and Joey talk about retrofuturism, the Otis elevator, all things Dymaxian, AI, post-scarcity society and ship names. They don’t talk about our dystopian present.

references

  • Christmas in Connecticut
  • Otis Elevator
  • Dymaxion
  • Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
  • Corrections Department: Neuromancer by William Gibson
  • Iain M. Banks' Culture series
  • Post-scarcity
  • Neural Lace
  • Neuralink
  • The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
  • Humans
  • Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky