Why Doesn’t Our Technology Live Up to Our Science Fiction?

J. Storrs Hall, author and futurist, who discusses why the promised technological advancements of the 1960s have yet to materialize.

 

Hall believes that technological stagnation on big projects began in the ’70s, fueled by factors such as the failure to adopt nuclear energy and the rise of a counterculture hostile to energy production, which has had devastating consequences on global wealth creation and distribution.

He argues that future exponential growth and technological progress must be powered by advancements in nanotechnology, biotechnology, AI, and nuclear power, and issues a call to action for a future that matches the ambitious visions of 1960s science fiction writers.

 

My WhoWhatWhy conversation with J. Storrs Hall