Episode

WEF Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2026: A Futures Breakdown

Podcast: Modem Futura
Published: Jun 23, 2026
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Summary

Sean and Andrew unpack the World Economic Forum's Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026 — from everything-to-grid energy and passive cooling to mRNA cancer vaccines, quantum drug discovery, and AI world models — exploring what this quietly convergent list means for being human in the decade ahead.