How science fiction can help predict the future - Roey Tzezana

Would you like to know what’s in our future? What’s going to happen to humanity tomorrow, next year, or even a millennium from now? Well, you’re not alone. Everyone from governments to military to industry leaders do as well, and they all employ people - called ‘futurists’ - who attempt to forecast the future. Roey Tzezana explains some of the ways that futurists venture to do so.

Lesson by Roey Tzezana, animation by TED-Ed.

[francez]

Who else is watching this on a portable news pad

[servantofgod]

I learn more from Ted Ed than I do at school

[OnyxtheFortuitous]

I love this narrator. He has such a pleasant voice.

[mlleariane]

Can we talk about how soothing his voice is ?

[realmasterchief]

I actually thought about this several years ago. I found it funny how sci-fi works would often influence inventors and scientists to actually see if it could be done. They both need each other for it to happen: the creativity of the science fiction with the know-how of actual science.

[ZimmerSquash]

That guy has the best voice for any ted ed video.

[mad_max]

There is also science fiction being self-fulfilling prophecies. Innovators might get inspiration from science fiction and create those science fiction technologies.

[flynnmoers]

Is Bill Gates a Science Fiction writer? Because he makes windows...

[K.S.Khunkhao]

TED-ED is the chicken soup for my soul.

[patrickoneill]

Excellent animation and examples of technology predicted by fiction. Thank you for a good watch.

[nekonesan]

I'm watching this on a portable, flatscreen newspad. "Ermeghersh! Illuminati!"

[andrewsander]

I would just like to use this opportunity to remind you that our Back to the Future hoverboards are already several months late already. Chop chop inventors!

[phxtonash]

True. Star Trek also predicted a lot. I just hope we make it to a utopian Earth without war and poverty like they did.

[raulbaltazardiaz]

I believe science fiction inspires the future but it does not predict it.

[florbz]

One realistic Science Fiction novel I love and that could possibly become true is Red Mars. Absolutely stunning book!

[SipheDlamini]

It can be more like fiction inspiring future inventions. Like how Futurama inspired Hyperloop and how the Jetsons inspired countless inventions that are standard today.

[Loopy]

The cartoon of the modern man, references to nuclear bombs, and a floating robot servant...I think somebody's a Fallout fan.

[clare]

let's all hope George Orwells vision of the future won't ever become true

[sooooooooDark]

just always remember: nothing is impossible!

[Justwantahover]

3:48 Also, either Joules Verns or H G Wells for-told the flat screen TV (or monitor) in one of his books written in the cowboy days. lol In what appeared to be a contemporary old drawing, it depicted about six, 3 ft flat thin TY screens set up in an office. But set in the isles on tall spindly stands (like projector screen stands)... not on the desks. Oh but so, so close. lol