So What? A Podcast
So What? is a quarterly CMU podcast that draws out key ideas from public events at Canadian Mennonite University. Host Jonas Cornelsen (CMU '16) guides you through these discussions by asking, 'So What?'
Math Test
Are pre-calculus math classes a waste of time? Jonas looks back on his high school experience with help from a CMU Scientist in Residence lecture by mathematician Dr. Frances Siu.
Find Dr. Siu's full lecture here:
youtube.com/watch?v=gYb1yrOP0CA
Talking to AI
In this short form episode we ask, how do we stay human when conversations with AI chatbots feel so real? Jonas looks at a CMU alum's story on using a chatbot to hear about his son's day at school.
The Walrus, "When Your Lover is a Bot": https://thewalrus.ca/when-your-lover-is-a-bot/
Breakup Songs
Kicking off season five is a back-to-school poetry lesson about why pop music matters with Dr. Paul Dyck, Professor of English at CMU.
Credits
Theme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba © copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345 Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza
Moose Matters
What if wildlife conservation isn't really about wild animals, but about us? Jonas dives into the 2024 CMU Scientist in Residence public lecture with wildlife biologist Dr. Allyson Menzies.
Credits
Theme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345 Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza.
Reflecting on the Fourth Anniversary of COVID
March 11 marks the the four-year anniversary of COVID being declared a global pandemic. With this date in mind, Jonas dusts off "the pandemic episode" and reflects on where we are today in a post-pandemic world.
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