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Where What If Becomes What's Next Podcast

A 麻豆村 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 麻豆村 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 麻豆村 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

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S3: Episode 14

Reinventing Animation: The Story Behind Toy Story

How does a filmmaker who had no interest in computers end up producing the first computer-animated feature film?

An AI-generated image of a person in a lab coat with blue gloves manipulating a flesh-colored rubbery substance, a beaker full of solution, and a robot hand.

S3 Episode 13

Materials Science: From Silly Putty to Self-Healing Robots

Once we can build materials to do almost anything, what will we ask them to do?

An AI-generated image of an AI robot child reading a physical book in a library.

S3 Episode 12

Imagining the Future: One Story at a Time

What happens when a kid who devours science fiction novels grows up to earn a PhD in robotics... and then writes the books he once dreamed of?