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The WPI Insider helps you catch up on the latest news and perspectives at WPI from wherever you are. Listen to audio of our news stories or listen to our expert faculty and staff’s appearances on podcasts. With this convenient audio platform, WPI’s innovative, project-based, and STEM-focused work comes to life. 

Listen to discover news, conversations, and stories that show how WPI uses a distinct approach to projects, research, technology, global learning, and community partnerships to empower and improve society through technology. 

 

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Featured Podcast

AI and Being Human with Professor Richard Lopez

In the rush to get answers about everything, are we bypassing a true understanding of anything?

Learning–and truly understanding something–takes time. And mistakes. And confusion. Artificial intelligence-powered large language models like ChatGPT enable us to skip those steps, but Richard Lopez, assistant professor of neuroscience and psychology at WPI, says that speed can come at a cost. 

Listen to Lopez advocate for us to become “cautious adopters” of AI tools, while continuing to seek out enriching human interaction and engaging experiences, on AI and Being Human: A WPI Podcast.

Featured Podcast

Professor Erica Brozovsky Discusses the Backstory of Internet Phrases

As a sociolinguist, Erica Brozovsky, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Humanities & Arts, knows words hold a unique power. They are a distinct aspect of humanity and they influence all areas of daily life. 

Words even come into vogue depending on what's happening in the wider world. So if you've ever wondered why we "surf the internet" or why "phishing" became associated with scams, this podcast offers some fun answers.

Listen to Professor Brozovsky discuss the backstory of how today's common internet phrases came into being on Across Words: A WPI Podcast.

 

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Hear the latest WPI happenings while you are on the go! Explore deep dives into groundbreaking research, accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff, and profiles of campus events and our community. Check back regularly for the latest audio news stories, and be sure to follow WPI on social media channels @wpi or @wpi.edu.  

 

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