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Artemis II: The Science, the Wonder, and the Future of Being Human
Episode 79
For the first time since 1972, human beings have traveled to the vicinity of the moon — and on this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew sit with…
2 months, 1 week ago
Two Tools That Will Change How You Think About the Future
Episode 78
What if the future wasn't something that arrived all at once — but more like a series of waves, some barely visible on the horizon, others already cr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Fluid Futures: 10 Signals Reshaping an AI-Mediated World
Episode 77
What if the biggest risk right now isn't moving too slowly — it's optimizing for a world that no longer exists? That's one of the central provocation…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Futures Improv: Power, Probes & Post-Human Civilization
Episode 76
What does it mean for a civilization to truly master power — and what happens to human nature when scarcity is no longer an excuse? In this spring br…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Invisible Upgrade: How AI Is Already Changing How We Think
Episode 75
Something is happening with AI that almost nobody is talking about — and the reason nobody's talking about it is because, by design, you can't see it…
3 months ago
The Futures Cone: Preposterous to Plausible
Episode 74
What if thinking about the future isn't about predicting what will happen — but about mapping what could? In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and A…
3 months, 1 week ago
Technologic: What Old iPods, Tiny Cameras, and Tangled Cables Teach Us About the Future
Episode 73
What happens when you dig through a box of old iPods and realize the tangled cables might be the least complicated thing you pull out? In this episod…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Futures Triangle and the Intent Map: Practical Tools for Thriving with AI
Episode 72
What does it actually look like to thrive — not just survive — in an era of rapid AI integration? In this episode, Sean and Andrew go behind the scen…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Fun They Had - Asimov Predicted AI Tutors in 1950's
Episode 71
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew explore Isaac Asimov's remarkably prescient 1951 short story "The Fun They Had," a brief, brilliant …
4 months ago
Vibe Coding and the Return of Personal Software
Episode 70
Something unexpected is happening in the world of software: it's becoming personal again. In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew explore th…
4 months, 1 week ago