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Made by Humans: Inside the New Apple TV Logo
Episode 59
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew dive deep into the surprising story behind the new Apple TV logo and mnemonic—and why it matters in …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The AI Sustainability Paradox - Promise, Peril, and Planetary Futures
Episode 58
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew explore one of the most urgent and complex questions of our time: Can AI meaningfully help humanity …
7 months ago
The Metaverse - A Stack of Reality Layers
Episode 57
In this mind-bending episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard dive deep into the metaverse—not as a corporate brand or sci-fi fantasy, …
7 months, 1 week ago
Through the lens: Spatial Computing with Apple Vision Pro
Episode 56
Recorded while actually wearing Apple Vision Pro headsets, Sean and Andrew go hands‑on with spatial computing to test what it’s good for today—and wh…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Tech or Treat: A Haunted Futures Improv Special
It’s Halloween in the future — and things are getting weird. In this special Modem Futura mini-episode, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard unleash a spook…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Atlas, Higher Education, and How We Really Feel About AI
Episode 55
In this episode Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard dive deep into how people really feel about AI—drawing on the latest Pew Research Center global survey …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Sora, Slop, and the AI Economy: When ChatGPT Meets Walmart
Episode 54
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard dive into a wide-ranging and characteristically lively discussion that spans the launc…
8 months ago
We Turned One - plus Liquid Media, Work Slop, and the Road Ahead
Episode 53
We celebrate a full year of Modem Futura with an open, in‑studio debrief on what’s worked, what’s changed, and why we double‑down on being a relation…
8 months, 1 week ago
AI and the Art of Being Human: How to Thrive with AI
Episode 52
This week, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard welcome venture capitalist and AI Salon founder Jeffrey Abbott to launch the new book AI and the Art of Bein…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
AI in Elementary Education: Teaching Tech to Our Youngest Learners
Episode 51
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew sit down with veteran educator Tara Menghini to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping the f…
8 months, 3 weeks ago