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Are there any good studies of how well particular sci-fi writers predicted the future and what processes they used to attempt it. I say this a) As I remember a
by Litost 5y ago
Are there any good studies of how well particular sci-fi writers predicted the future and what processes they used to attempt it. I say this
a) As I remember an article ranking John Bruner as one of the best, but can't remember where I read it, though a web search revealed this article [1] listing some of his significant successes in guessing right (though he had some misses as well).
b) It lists some of the techniques he tried to do this, 3 years reading up on a variety of topics, visited various places and did some 'parallel thought exercises'?
Is there anything similar for any other sci-fi writers or series as it reminds me of the psychohistory idea that popped up recently in Asimov's Foundation TV series which is a rabbit-hole in itself [2].
[1] https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190509-the-1968-sci-fi-that-spookily-predicted-today https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190509-the-1968-sci-fi...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory
- keiferski 5y agoYou might find this paper interesting: Better Made Up: The Mutual Influence of Science fiction and Innovation https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/better_made_up_the_mutual_influence_of_science_fiction_and_innovation.pdf https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/better_made_up_the_mutu...