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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