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Speculative science fiction really is a genre of its own. Some people love it, others find it pointless, but you can’t deny the mental gymnastics involved in imagining the future of our societies, especially when some of those predictions turn out to be right.  In that field, there are a few writers who stand out above the rest: George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and, perhaps most famously, Isaac Asimov. Who exactly was Isaac Asimov? Did he predict a future full of robots then? What about space?To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: What is future faking? Will the meat of the future be printed in 3D? Why do we see faces in inanimate objects? A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 15/10/2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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