bing chen and yan li

35 years ago, Science Fiction's Grandmaster, the late Isaac Asimov, made some predictions for 2019. As we head into the New Year, we'll take a look at those predictions and see what he got right, what he got wrong, and what it tells us about trying to predict our own future, 35 years from now.

Original Article in the Toronto Sun:
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/20...

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Credits: Episode 166a, Season 4 E52a
Production Team:
Isaac Arthur
Gloria Meadows
Jerry Guern
Matthew Campbell
Keith Blockus
Steve Nixon

Music:
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonm...
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnU...
Phase Shift, "Forest Night" https://www.last.fm/music/Phase+Shift...
Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneide...

A look at methods for predicting the future, how plausible they are and what hurdles they face, with a focus on Isaac Asimov's concept of Psychohistory, from the classic Foundation series.

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Season 3, episode 21
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Cover Art
Jakub Grygier

Graphics Team:
Jarred Eagley
Katie Byrne
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Dexter Britain, "Seeing the Future"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Dan McLeod, "Mysterious Universe"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Kai Engel, "December"
Dan McLeod, "Calculations"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"