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
• (28:13) - Midamble
• (30:29) - Building the final list
• (31:05) - Honourable mentions
• (33:09) - 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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