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Where What If Becomes What's Next podcast, season 2, from Carnegie Mellon University.

S2 Episode 3 | April 23, 2025

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?


A CMU Podcast for Next Generation's Doers

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

In Season One(opens in new window), we focused on Artificial Intelligence(opens in new window). 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 a silhouette on stage in a spotlight as a red curtain opens.

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?

AI generated image of a doctor reviewing X-ray images.

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?

AI generated: A female doctor wearing AI glasses, seeing an alert pop up as she works.

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.