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A review by jkellyjr
The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow by Bob Novella, Jay Novella, Steven Novella
4.0
I have listened to The Skeptics Guide to the Universe for many years--the better part of a decade so I was excited to get the audiobook version of their new book, [b:The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow|60021453|The Skeptics' Guide to the Future What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow|Steven Novella|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1651649086l/60021453._SY75_.jpg|94617075].
Overall, I enjoyed the book. It was a bit textbookish at times but that may be symptomatic of covering the science-based topics they delve into. I did find it a good primer on future technologies and gained a much better understanding of how future people/society may have as significant an impact (if not bigger) on what and how technology is used/adopted than the tech itself.
If you are curious about what the future might hold, this is a good book for you. I also wholeheartedly recommend looking up and listening to the weekly podcast.
Overall, I enjoyed the book. It was a bit textbookish at times but that may be symptomatic of covering the science-based topics they delve into. I did find it a good primer on future technologies and gained a much better understanding of how future people/society may have as significant an impact (if not bigger) on what and how technology is used/adopted than the tech itself.
If you are curious about what the future might hold, this is a good book for you. I also wholeheartedly recommend looking up and listening to the weekly podcast.