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Show Me the Receipts: the Futures of AI Super-intelligence
Episode 44
In this wide‑ranging summer episode, Sean and Andrew begin with the strange calm of an almost‑empty university campus and ponder how AI‑assisted “dig…
1 year, 1 month ago
Living Machines: Inside the Future World of Bio‑Hybrid Robotics
Episode 43
What happens when living organisms become components of our machines—and our machines become partly alive? In fact – how do we tell when or if someth…
1 year, 1 month ago
Futures of Agentic AI and the 2025 AI Action Plan
Episode 42
In this episode, Sean and Andrew dissect the newly released U.S. 2025 AI Action Plan, exploring its three pillars—accelerating innovation, building …
1 year, 1 month ago
Summer School with AI: Rethinking Learning in the Age of GPT
Episode 41
In this “summer session” of Modem Futura, Sean is joined by the newly minted Dr. Rachna Mathur—artist, engineer, dancer, and Senior STEM Strategist a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Summer Movies, liquid media, and alien AI languages
Episode 40
Episode 40 of Modem Futura is a true summer grab‑bag. Sean and Andrew kick things off a conversation that ricochets from popcorn flicks to philosophi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Summer Vibes & Spatial Rides: Inside Vision Pro, F1 & Jurassic Reboots
Episode 39
In this laid‑back summer installment, Sean and Andrew sweat it out in the studio to deliver a free‑flowing “potpourri” of future‑focused topics. They…
1 year, 2 months ago
Future Vibes: Sean & Andrew’s 2025 Summer Reading List
Episode 38
In this laid-back “summer reading list” edition of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew swap stacks and playlists to prove that great ideas don’t always hid…
1 year, 2 months ago
World Economic Forum Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025
Episode 37
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard cover the World Economic Forum’s newly-released “Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025”…
1 year, 2 months ago
Osaka Expo 2025 Futures Lab: an inside look with Jamey Wetmore
Episode 36
Fresh off a 10-day immersion at Osaka’s 2025 World Expo, returning guest Dr. Jamey Wetmore joins Sean and Andrew to unpack the spectacle, surprises, …
1 year, 3 months ago
Murderbot: Futures of AI Superintelligence, Rogue Robots, and Care
Episode 35
Hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard kick off this episode with a behind-the-scenes reveal: they’re now capturing each conversation in Apple’s easy-to…
1 year, 3 months ago