Clarke's Profiles of the Future was off on a whole lot, but still impressive. There's a recent book Where is my flying car? with the thesis that old sci-fi vis

Clarke's Profiles of the Future was off on a whole lot, but still impressive. There's a recent book Where is my flying car? with the thesis that old sci-fi visions of the future could've been accurate if not for unnecessary stagnation in key areas like nuclear power. The 70s were the turning point in this view, which I think isn't crazy, though the book was pretty self-indulgent. Reviewed here: http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/index.php/2018/10/14/where-is-my-flying-car/ http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/index.php/2018/10/14/wh...