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
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?
S3 Episode 8
Down the Rabbit Hole: How Alice Turned Computer Coding Into a Wonderland
Thirty years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch asked a simple question: What if anyone could learn to program a computer?
S3 Episode 7
Encore: Curtain Up — What’s Next for Theatre Arts
What happens when focus marries passion? Greatness happens.