Future of being human updates

We are delighted to announce that, as of August 2026, the Future of Being Human initiative will be affiliated with the ASU. Thunderbird School of Global Management. This comes on the heels of the initiative’s Director Andrew Maynard and Executive Director Sean Leahy moving to Thunderbird.

Join ASU’s Sean Leahy and Andrew Maynard as they discuss the changing landscape around emerging technologies, society, and the future, on the Modem Futura podcast

If you’ve been past the Future of Being Human space recently on ASU’s Tempe campus, the chances are you’ve seen the initiative’s new Vestaboard! Combining old “flipboard” technology reminiscent of

Just because we can, we thought we’d put together a Future of Being Human playlist! Actually, the genesis of this is an ambient/inspirational soundtrack for the Future of Being Human

We are very excited to announce that the Nigerian speculative fiction writer, editor, and publisher Oghenechovwe Ekpeki will be joining the Future of Being Human initiative as a 2023 Visiting

It’s been a few weeks since we launched the ASU Future of Being Human community, and I thought it was a good time to post a quick update to let