TMC
10-07-2023, 12:42 AM
https://whatculture.com/trekculture/10-predictions-about-the-future-star-trek-probably-got-wrong?rf=homepage
For all those times Star Trek got its Nostradamus-sized knickers in a twist.
BY JACK KIELY
OCTOBER 6TH, 2023
Star Trek has now had a lot of past with which to predict the future. In general, over the years, they've had some fine success at it too. A lot of the technologies that seemed like magic then are commonplace today — you might even be reading this on your touchscreen tablet (PADD) with your smart speaker in the background ("Hello, computer!"). Of course, many of Trek's predictions are so far off in the future that you'll have to wait a couple of centuries for someone else to rewrite this article.
When it comes to foreseeing certain events and inventions, however, we can say with a degree of confidence based on current trends and scientific know-how that Star Trek most likely got that one wrong. As engineers well know, time won't help you change the laws of physics, or aspects of human nature for that matter.
For the most part, Star Trek has also been wise to steer clear of all but the broadest of predictions for the 20th and 21st centuries, with some exceptions that we have noted here.
As they say in the temporal mechanics department, 'there's no time like the present,' so let's get going! Here are 10 potentially inaccurate prognostications on predictions of the future that Star Trek probably got wrong.
For all those times Star Trek got its Nostradamus-sized knickers in a twist.
BY JACK KIELY
OCTOBER 6TH, 2023
Star Trek has now had a lot of past with which to predict the future. In general, over the years, they've had some fine success at it too. A lot of the technologies that seemed like magic then are commonplace today — you might even be reading this on your touchscreen tablet (PADD) with your smart speaker in the background ("Hello, computer!"). Of course, many of Trek's predictions are so far off in the future that you'll have to wait a couple of centuries for someone else to rewrite this article.
When it comes to foreseeing certain events and inventions, however, we can say with a degree of confidence based on current trends and scientific know-how that Star Trek most likely got that one wrong. As engineers well know, time won't help you change the laws of physics, or aspects of human nature for that matter.
For the most part, Star Trek has also been wise to steer clear of all but the broadest of predictions for the 20th and 21st centuries, with some exceptions that we have noted here.
As they say in the temporal mechanics department, 'there's no time like the present,' so let's get going! Here are 10 potentially inaccurate prognostications on predictions of the future that Star Trek probably got wrong.