Smoke and Mirrors: How Hype Obscures the Future, and How to See Past It - with Gemma Milne

I'm excited today to say that we have a guest on the show - Gemma
Milne, who has written a book, Smoke and Mirrors, about how
technological hype distorts the future. I really enjoyed the
book, which deals with nine areas of considerable hype in
technology, and not only takes you through some of the
fascinating near-term applications for these technologies but
also grounds them in reality. It was a fascinating conversation
that I'm glad to be able to present you with. 

You can find more of her work on Twitter @gemmamilne or on her
website at www.gemmamilne.co.uk and you can listen to the newly
relaunched Science:Disrupt podcast, which has a recent episode
about science communication in the age of coronavirus, which is
obviously extremely topical.


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