About this episode

Daniel and Kelly discuss whether ideas from science fiction have inspired real scientific or technological progress.

Daniel and Kelly discuss whether ideas from science fiction have inspired real scientific or technological progress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel, Kelly

Topics covered

• science fiction
• technology
• scientific progress
• inspiration
• innovation

Keywords

• science fiction
• technology
• inspiration
• scientific progress
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: science fiction

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