The WPI Podcastis the university’s flagship podcast. It offers a front-row seat to anyone who’s curious about the future of technology, science, and engineering—and the leading edge of STEM education.
Episodes help listeners keep up with the fast pace of changing technology through discussions with Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s experts on innovations and research in fields including life sciences, artificial intelligence, financial technology, advanced materials, and more.
Thoughtful interviews with faculty, students, and staff explore what it’s like to live and study at a top-tier research university and demonstrate how our project-based experiential learning uniquely prepares students to be future-ready leaders.
Is the entry level going away? How can students prepare for today's job landscape? Hear the answer to these questions and more as we discuss how WPI positions students and alumni for career success.
Explore how K-12 robotics programs ignite a passion for STEM, and how the university supports youth teams and offers a natural next step for students drawn to robotics and innovation.
Explore the impact of alum Robert Goddard’s 1926 historic rocket launch as well as connections between modern WPI propulsion research and Goddard’s early work.
Go behind the scenes at WPI with Dean Dan Linzell. Tour labs, meet students, and hear how hands-on engineering, research, and community come together to shape the future.
Explore the role of engineering in safer skiing and ski racing. Plus, WPI research is developing sports equipment designed to reduce loads that can lead to torn ACLs.
WPI launches a new BS in Artificial Intelligence. Faculty discuss why demand is surging, what sets the program apart and how students gain hands-on, real-world AI experience.
Explore the factors that make it hard to stick with a long-term financial plan. Plus, learn what students know and want to know about personal finance.
Get a crash course in holiday season marketing strategies, from AI shopping tools and influencers to nostalgia’s emotional influence on consumer behavior. Plus, hear listeners get nostalgic.
Explore the decisions behind gift-giving. Discover why givers and recipients often misalign, and gain insights into consumer behavior that enhance your holiday shopping strategy.
WPI students engineer global impact: Engineers Without Borders upgrades water systems in Ecuador, combining technical skills with cultural connection and community service in transformative project work.
Discover how WPI student-athletes balance rigorous STEM academics with Division III competition, developing leadership and collaboration skills that extend far beyond the playing field.
Assoc. Prof. Erin Solovey explores the potential to build more human-centered AI technology that works as a collaborative partner, enhances our strengths, and respects people’s limitations.
WPI researchers are using neuroscience and AI to predict who will benefit from mindfulness-based pain treatments like meditation—offering safer, personalized alternatives
Em Beeler’s journey from middle school campus visitor to WPI student to math teacher highlights WPI’s pre-collegiate outreach programs, Teacher Preparation Program, and STEM professional development.
WPI’s new Explosion Protection Engineering program—the first in the U.S.—trains engineers with interdisciplinary skills to address real-world safety challenges and prevent explosions.
Whether we realize it or not, we use financial technology (fintech) on a near-daily basis. What does the future hold for AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrency? Tune in to find out!
This episode explores Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering research to understand how wildfire smoke affects indoor environments. This is episode two on WPI wildfire research.
