Isaac Asimov's Vision Of The Future | Letterman

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  @saverious78 · 1 year ago

  “The best weapons research is no weapons research” really shows himself at the core

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  @allendracabal0819 · 3 years ago

  &quot;They&apos;ll do the last few after I&apos;m dead, which doesn&apos;t strike me as fair.&quot;<br>Don&apos;t worry, Isaac. You didn&apos;t miss anything.

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  @billward2264 · 1 year ago

  Striking how 40 years ago at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB1b_8hqB0&amp;t=710">11:50</a> he describes the outlandish idea of having your own television channel and closed circuit television, and here I am watching him describe it via my personally curated YouTube feed on my phone that has two cameras and can show me what&apos;s happening on my home&apos;s doorstep from 3000 miles away.

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  @DanielWright-np3fq · 3 years ago

  I was one of Asimov&apos;s many fans as a youngster in the 70&apos;s. &nbsp;He always encouraged the expansion of the mind with a moral and ethical governance but a quietly heroic boldness. &nbsp;He was a visionary.

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  @vongregor1 · 2 years ago

  I read Asimov&apos;s books as a kid, and I had only seen him in his pictures on the inside of the book cover. I never saw him in any live footage. It wasn&apos;t like you could just go find a video of him and watch it back then. After so many years of reading his books I finally got to see what the writer was like. I&apos;m so glad this was posted.

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  @frazzle557 · 1 year ago (edited)

  my jaw is on the floor ... Asimov just casually predicted CRISPR-Cas9 gene therapy @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIB1b_8hqB0&amp;t=480">8:00</a> which was first FDA approved just 2 years ago in 2023... (over 43 years after this interview!)

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  @badnewswade · 2 years ago

  Just listening to the way he talks, his calm, mannered, rational discourse, reminds me of the world we&apos;ve lost when we gave up on reason. It makes me so sad

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  @electronwave4551 · 2 years ago

  Very clear in his communication. No waffle or mindless banter. You could learn from someone like this at a tremendous rate.

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  @doubletrouble2283 · 1 year ago

  It’s only appropriate that we are watching this on our personal tv channel YouTube 😂😊

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  @folk-talleyfamilyvideos2796 · 2 years ago

  I work for a biotech company that uses stem cells to produce insulin for people with Type 1. &nbsp;This guy hit it out of the park 40 years before we were in the clinics. &nbsp;Unreal

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  @lorip.1110 · 3 years ago

  Only a bolo tie could mute the visual impact of mutton chops. Well played, Asimov.

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  @Vlad65WFPReviews · 10 months ago

  thank goodness we don&apos;t have thoughtful intelligent discussions like this on popular TV anymore, just reality and junk shows and 12-second videos - and see how much better off society is today

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