#224 | Predictions Of The Future From The Past

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As a general rule, people are very bad at predicting the future.


In this episode, we'll take a look at some predictions of the
future from the past, looking at what people thought our "today"
would be like, the times they got it wrong, the times they got it
eerily correct, and we'll also look at some predictions about
what the future holds for future generations.





Why there was never a great need to "predict" the future
until recently

A Roman born in 100BC being transported 1,000 years into
their future

The prediction of Robert Malthus in 1798 about population

Paul Ehrlich's 1968 prediction: "The Population Bomb"

John Maynard Keynes's 1930 prediction about a reduced working
week

Predictions from 1900 about what cities would look like:
flying cars, roofs, driving ships

The Millennium Bug prediction

The man who could predict the future: Nikolas Tesla

Tesla predicting self-driving cars

Tesla predicting video calling

Tesla incorrectly predicting fashion choices

Tesla predicting an increasing expenditure on scientific
discovery vs. war

Predictions today about our future: cancer, multi-planetary,
metaverse

The terrible predictions top 3: computers, silent films &
everything being invented



Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/predictions-of-future


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