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Where What If Becomes What's Next Podcast

A CMU Podcast for Next Generation's Doers

We ask bold questions that explore future innovations for the betterment of humanity.

In Season One, we focus on Artificial Intelligence. In Season Two, you'll hear about breakthroughs at CMU from scientists, researchers, innovators and artists at the forefront of artificial intelligence, robotics, health science and the arts.

With host Randy Scott, every other Thursday we’ll introduce you to the CMU experts and their game-changing stories of innovation — experts who have already asked “What If” to make “What's Next” a reality.

Recent Episodes

AI-generated image of the words Pop Art in an AI-interpreted pop art style.

S3 Episode 11

Bold Strokes: Making the Ordinary Pop

What if the coffee cup on your desk or the ketchup bottle in your fridge could become a symbol recognized around the world?

An AI-generated image of a student using an application to learn math.

S3 Episode 10

A New Equation: Teaching Math for an AI World

What is the purpose of learning math in a world where AI can solve any equation in seconds?

AI-generated image of a person handing another person a box full of fresh produce outside of a food bank.

S3 Episode 9

Tech for Good: Rescuing Food to Fight Hunger and Climate Change

What if the surplus food restaurants and grocery stores throw away every day could instead feed the millions of people who don't know where their next meal is coming from?