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Isaac Asimov's predictions, 50 years ago. January 7, 2014 1:18 pm TB

An old article in the New York Times.

It’s interesting how he nails a few things, and doesn’t come within a mile of some others.

World Fairs don’t seem to be the big deals they used to be.

(I’d like this thread to avoid politics if possible.)

  • Edison -- at his argumentative best . . . by DanS 2014-02-07 12:01:02
    • The interesting one for me was habitation of the continental shelves . . . by DanS 2014-01-11 06:53:29
      • The Deep Range -- Arthur C. Clarke by ER 2014-01-11 08:34:31
        • The current SETI efforts are privately funded by donations. by TB 2014-01-11 11:51:28
          • I never said only government funds research. by ER 2014-01-11 12:26:25
            • If you're convinced it's all just about shampoo, fine. by TB 2014-01-11 13:46:53
              • From the tenor section . . . by DanS 2014-01-13 06:50:00
                • You're preaching to the choir. by ER 2014-01-11 15:30:02
                  • PS by ER 2014-01-11 15:45:47
        • he nailed very few things by FrankC 2014-01-07 20:43:59
          • My favorite... by ER 2014-01-07 13:36:31
            • Almost an aside. by bowser 2014-01-07 15:31:37
              • That was a cool event . . . by DanS 2014-01-07 20:16:30

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