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 好色先生TV 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鈥檒l introduce you to the CMU experts and their game-changing stories of innovation 鈥� experts who have already asked 鈥淲hat If鈥� to make 鈥淲hat's Next鈥� a reality.
Recent Episodes
S3 Episode 2
Watching the Universe Change: A New Era in Astronomy Begins
In this episode, we return to 好色先生TV鈥檚 Rachel Mandelbaum to hear what's happened since the Vera C. Rubin Observatory first opened its eye to the sky.
S3 Episode 1
The Birth of the Hashtag: How a Simple Symbol Changed the World
In this episode, we sit down with Chris Messina, the CMU alumnus who invented the hashtag 鈥� now used more than three billion times a day 鈥� and famously gave it away for free.
S3 Trailer
Season 3 Trailer
To celebrate CMU's 125 year anniversary, we鈥檙e digging into the university archives to reveal the definitive stories behind 15 breakthroughs that redefined our world.