7 Sci-Fi Predictions That Came True | Frankenstein Nailed It

The future might already be written. Cheer, shudder, or eye-roll in disgust, but history shows that what awaits us is often spelled out in the pages of science fiction. The genre's predictive track record stretches thousands of years. Here's a glimpse of what sci-fi writers of the past got right: 1) Defibrillators (Frankenstein) 2) Space Stations (The Brick Moon) 3) Machine Learning (Erewhon) 4) Lab-grown Meat (Mizora) 5) Long-term Heat Storage (Sultana's Dream) 6) TASERs (Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle) 7) Portable Audio (Fahrenheit 451) Learn more: http://pops.ci/scifinailed SUBSCRIBE! for more Popular Science on YouTube ►► http://pops.ci/yt-sub -- Producer/Video by: Jason Lederman Narrator: Jess Boddy Researcher: Matt Hongoltz-Helting Cameras: Canon EOS C100 - https://amzn.to/2M6RVej Canon EOS 5D Mark III - https://amzn.to/2WpqRuC Additional equipment: Canon EF50mm Lens - https://amzn.to/2VZHdKY Canon Zoom Lens EF24-105mm - https://amzn.to/2HALQ5F Sachtler Ace XL Tripod System - https://amzn.to/30JxjMs Sennheiser EW100ENG G3 Camera Wireless Mic Kit - https://amzn.to/30GRXN0 Litepanels Astra E 1x1 Daylight LED Panel - https://amzn.to/2K0ptIk Lowepro Magnum 650 AW Shoulder Bag - https://amzn.to/2Wg8DMf The North Face Base Camp Duffel - https://amzn.to/2wjQbUe Music: APM Music Special Thanks: Dan Rockmore, National Museum of American History, Case Western Reserve University Archives, Drake Landing Media: Star Trek (1967) CBS, Frankenstein (1931) Universal Pictures, Mosa Meat, Department of Defense, NASA, RosCosmos, Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons, Prelinger Archives, Pixabay, Pexels Additional Media: https://ift.tt/2s0At1v CC BY-SA 2.0: https://ift.tt/2LsSpbW https://ift.tt/2DTpKsk -- GET MORE POPULAR SCIENCE https://www.popsci.com E-mail newsletter: http://pops.ci/enews Facebook: https://ift.tt/1mDk8YO Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/popsci Instagram: https://ift.tt/2ieE7iU Flipboard: https://ift.tt/2ewfjfr Podcasts: https://ift.tt/2RREuxX #scifi #sciencefiction #predictions #frankenstein #maryshelley #defibrillators #claudebeck #brickmoon #edwardeveretthale #spacestation #nasa #roscosmos #satellite #erewhon #samuelbutler #machinelearning #ai #arthursamuel #alphago #deepmind #google #go #mizora #marybradleylane #marybradley #utopia #female #labgrownmeat #meat #lab #burger #sultanasdream #winter #sun #heat #drakeslanding #alberta #canada #taser #tomswift #electricrifle #victorappleton #jackcover #portableaudio #fahrenheit451 #raybradbury #thimbleradio #tr1 https://ift.tt/2RoBriv Popular Sciencehttp://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.pngDecember 06, 2019 at 06:38AM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J