Science

Is science fiction helpful for inspiring future inventions?

For

Many technologies were inspired by sci-fi ideas.

Against

It creates unrealistic expectations about science.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • “In Star Trek (1966), the automatic doors & handheld communicators among other things were completely speculative fantasy elements”
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  • “iPads were inspired by PADD in ST:NG”
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Against

  • “lack of flying cars or no self lacing shoes like in back to the future.”
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  • “they failed because the science simply said no.”
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