How GPS shapes our modern world; UW-Stout professors and students experiment with AI and filmmaking; Viroqua group teaches community how to fix household items
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of GPS on modern life, explores a new AI and filmmaking course at UW-Stout, and features a community group teaching repair skills.
First, we talk with Katherine Dunn about her latest book “Little Blue Dot: How the Global Positioning System Shaped the Modern World.” Then, we hear from UW-Stout professors Jonathan Wheeler and Colin O’Neill about their university’s new course combining AI and video production. Finally, Lisa Acosta and Kent Gallaway of Fit-It Folks Viroqua join us.
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