January 22nd marks the 40th anniversary of Apple’s famous 1984 themed — a nod to George Orwells famed dystopian novel — Macintosh ad, which aired during the Super Bowl. The event officially kicked off the home-computing craze in North America. But that was just one breakthrough moment in a year that's become one of the most pivotal in modern history. Music journalist Michaelangelo Matos and media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan explain how the major evolutions in technology, pop culture and politics we saw in 1984 created the world we live in today.