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Living Circuits and Biofoundries: Ethics and Care of Synthetic Biology with Emma Frow
Episode 34
What does it really take to engineer life—and should we? In this wide-ranging conversation, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard sit down with ASU colleague…
1 year, 3 months ago
Futures of Learning: AI in Education with Punya Mishra
Episode 33
In this lively round-table, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard sit down with renowned educational-technology scholar Dr. Punya Mishra to untangle th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Symbiotic Futures: Megatrends, foresight, and Futures Thinking
Episode 32
Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard reunite after Sean’s trip to Lisbon’s Future Days conference to riff on everything from testing an Apple Vision Pro on …
1 year, 4 months ago
Severed Minds: Brain Implants, AI, and the Future of Being Human
Episode 31
In this episode of Modem Futura, Sean L and Andrew M examine Apple TV+’s hit series Severance, using its mind-bending premise of surgically split con…
1 year, 4 months ago
AI on Campus: How Gen Z Is Redefining College with ChatGPT
Episode 30
In this “student-takeover” episode, hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard sit down with Arizona State University sophomores Caleb Lieberman and Bella F…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dire Wolves and Dinosaurs: The Bioscience of De-Extinction
Episode 29
In this deep dive of Modem Futura, Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard tackle the sensational claims surrounding the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf by Co…
1 year, 4 months ago
Beyond the Hero’s Journey: AI, Protopia & the Future of Film with Taryn O'Neill
Episode 28
In this lively, idea‑packed episode of Modem Futura, Sean and Andrew sit down with Taryn O’Neill—filmmaker, futurist, and impact storyteller—whose wo…
1 year, 5 months ago
Electronic Vehicles and the Future of Transportation with Jamey Wetmore
Episode 27
In this episode of Modem Futura, co-hosts Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard sit down with special guest Dr. Jamey Wetmore, Associate Professor at Arizona…
1 year, 5 months ago
Vibecasting: Studio Ghibli and AI Redefining Creativity and Intellectual Property
Episode 26
In this episode, Sean and Andrew navigate the complex landscape of generative AI image tools, using the new OpenAI image generator and its Studio Ghi…
1 year, 5 months ago
When AI Takes the Wheel: Rethinking Education for a Post-Scarcity World
Episode 25
In this episode that features the shortest cold open to date, Sean face-plants the introduction hard with a good laugh. Sean and Andrew quickly shift…
1 year, 5 months ago