I am thinking of the futures depicted in shows like The Jetsons and Back to the Future. If he asks about flying cars he’ll be disappointed. Robot housemaids might segue into Roombas.
Excellent invitation! Significant inventions since the early 1990’s include: Lithium-ion batteries, solar cells exceeding 40% efficiency, reusable orbital insertion rockets, the Parker Sochacki Method of solving systems of differential equations, gravitational wave detectors, neutrino detectors, adaptive optics for telescopes, pylon racer drones, additive 3D printers, electronic currencies, electronic securities trading, CRISPR, bionic eyes, bionic ears, and prostheses with biofeedback, to name a few.
Sugar Bombs 95 almost 3 years ago
How hard is it to say smartphones?!
codycab almost 3 years ago
The Nintendo 64, DS, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, 3DS….shall I go on?
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
We seem to be mostly living in an era of elaboration rather than outright invention.
Still… Robot dogs? Air fryers? Ah: Drones!
vlad8601 almost 3 years ago
take a selfie with him
dcandmx almost 3 years ago
Maybe going to the past blurs memories of things not invented yet? Just wondering out loud.
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
No, the future is without creativity. But you, little boy, could change everything by becoming an inventor.
Trond Sätre Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Try streaming
Yngvar Følling almost 3 years ago
I am thinking of the futures depicted in shows like The Jetsons and Back to the Future. If he asks about flying cars he’ll be disappointed. Robot housemaids might segue into Roombas.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 3 years ago
We have a worldwide communications network.
We use it to send cat pictures to each other and watch movies about people with no clothes on.
Decepticomic almost 3 years ago
Japan has a life-sized Gundam robot that moves. Evolution of humanity is complete. Now, we await the end.
scyphi26 almost 3 years ago
VR is one the young Ethan would probably be interested in hearing more about.
Neo Stryder almost 3 years ago
There is nothing new under the sun.
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
know of anything that existed in your parents’ pasts which didn’t yet in the present time?
Ermine Notyours almost 3 years ago
Nothing new has been invented. Oh, and be sure to buy stock in Blockbuster and MySpace.
fuzzybritches almost 3 years ago
Smart toasters?
Ƭσxιc﨔 almost 3 years ago
Welp, we created Covid-19. That good enough?
Frer Squirrel almost 3 years ago
Excellent invitation! Significant inventions since the early 1990’s include: Lithium-ion batteries, solar cells exceeding 40% efficiency, reusable orbital insertion rockets, the Parker Sochacki Method of solving systems of differential equations, gravitational wave detectors, neutrino detectors, adaptive optics for telescopes, pylon racer drones, additive 3D printers, electronic currencies, electronic securities trading, CRISPR, bionic eyes, bionic ears, and prostheses with biofeedback, to name a few.
Ray Helvy Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Just say everything from the Jetsons: Flying cars, videophones, PCs, shorter work week… wait, not that last one.
Kali almost 3 years ago
We invented computers, but they work little better than the Trash-80 Daddy probably owns….
s.gottlieb almost 3 years ago
“Hey Phoebe, did George Lucas ever get around to making those Star Wars prequels? He did? WOW! I bet they’ll be AWESOME!”
IDon’tHaveTimeForThat almost 3 years ago
Was CRISPR around back then?
Enter.Name.Here almost 3 years ago
Time machines?