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Why Human Craft and Creativity Still Wins in an Age of AI
Episode 63
In this end-of-year holiday episode of Modem Futura, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard take a rare pause from the usual existential weight of emerg…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Is Life a Simulation? AI, Games, and the Future of Reality with Rizwan Virk
Episode 62
In this expansive and playful episode of Modem Futura, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard welcome back futurist, game designer, and author Rizwan Vi…
9 months ago
That Was Easy: The Hidden Cost of Frictionless AI
Episode 61
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew dive deep into the rising cultural tension between generative AI’s promise of instant production and…
9 months, 1 week ago
AI Toys: Datafied Childhoods and the Future of Play
Episode 60
In this toy-themed episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard start with an overnight stay aboard the USS Midway before segueing into the…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
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 …
9 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 …
10 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, …
10 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…
10 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…
10 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 …
10 months, 3 weeks ago