Humanity has always dreamed of bending space with warp drives, harnessing the power of entire stars with Dyson Spheres, and carrying the heart of the sun in our pockets with portable fusion generators.
These ideas fuel novels, movies, and our imaginations—but the cold truth is, most of them are still out of reach. Why? Energy. Physics doesn’t bend just because we want it to, and the staggering power requirements for these technologies make them more fantasy than engineering—for now.
Welcome to Beyond Belief. Today we explore: The Tech That Isn’t (there)Yet—a place where science fiction meets the hard boundaries of physics.
In this show, we’ll dive deep into the feasibility of some of sci-fi’s boldest inventions, and also actual upcoming inventions, separating what’s theoretically possible from what’s flat-out impossible under today’s science. We’ll ask tough questions, confront hard limits, and explore whether breakthroughs in energy could one day move these dreams from fiction into fact.
Because the future isn’t just about imagination—it’s about what the laws of the universe will actually allow.
Listen to the podcast for Episode 23 here:
Show Notes:
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Rush Monty joins us on the show again with his unique skills and perspectives on computers, AI and futurism. He was previously with us on Episode #14: AI and the future of Computers
Fan mail and questions for Rush: RushMontyMail@gmail.com
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