All Episodes of Where What If Becomes What's Next Podcast

S2 Bonus Episode: Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July from the Where What If Becomes What’s Next podcast team and Carnegie Mellon University.

S2 Episode 7: The Science of Coping with Stress

What if instead of avoiding stress we actually leaned into it — and built resilience for next time?

S2 Episode 6: Game Theory Decoded - Part 2

How can the principles of Game Theory can be used for the betterment of humanity?

S2 Episode 5: Game Theory Decoded - Part 1

Have you ever been stuck in traffic and switched lanes, only to watch your old lane start moving faster?

S2 Episode 4: Future of AI: DeepSeek’s Transformative Impact

What if a small startup transformed the future of artificial intelligence in the blink of an algorithm?

S2 Episode 3: Curtain Up: What’s Next for Theater Arts

What role should new technologies — such as robots, artificial intelligence and virtual reality — play in theatrical arts?

S2 Episode 2: Healing with Intelligence Part 2: Quantum Science Diagnoses Diseases Faster, Better

What if AI and an emerging new technology called quantum science could save millions of lives from diseases like cancer or pneumonia?

S2 Episode 1: Healing with Intelligence Part 1: AI and Robots Saving Lives

We're exploring how robots, artificial intelligence and an emerging new technology called quantum science are transforming healthcare by helping doctors to better diagnose, monitor and treat illness.

Trailer: Season 2: Where What If Becomes What's Next

Welcome to Season 2 of Where What If Becomes What's Next, a podcast from Carnegie Mellon University where we ask the bold questions that will become innovations for the betterment of humanity.