# 2025 Year in Review Recap: AI, Education, Futures Thinking & the Future of Being Human

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Podcast: [Modem Futura](https://stenobird.com/podcast/modem-futura-7035675)
Published: 2025-12-30T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.modemfutura.com
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Modem Futura closes out 2025 with a fast, thoughtful retrospective on the year’s biggest ideas — from AI and education to space, biotech, and “used futures” — and a clear thesis: the future is participatory, and it’s ours to shape.

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