Andrew Maynard, Mango Publishing

Andrew Maynard, author of "Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow."

The future is something we all, naturally, look to, and in the era of uncertainty and a pandemic, more of us look forward to it. But how much of that future will be driven by our humanity, and how much will be influenced by an even greater move toward technological innovations and artificial intelligence?

In his new book "Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow," ASU professor Andrew Maynard explores those concepts. The Show spoke with him to talk about some of them.

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