The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury
Welcome to The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury.
In each lively 25-minute episode, Mark and Producer Rico Smart dive into topics shaping our world, featuring expert interviews and engaging live audience participation. Discover groundbreaking ideas for the future and timeless wisdom you can't afford to forget—all infused with humor and charm. Leave every episode feeling inspired, informed, and optimistic about what lies ahead.
Episodes
9 episodes
Episode 9 – Can ChatGPT Replace Software Engineers?
In this episode, Mark and producer Rikko are joined by Dr. Joel Schuessler, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Concordia University St. Paul (CSP), to tackle the big career question shaking up tech: can you still make a living coding wh...
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21:57
Episode 8 – When Our Physical and Virtual Worlds Collide
Join Mark Salisbury and producer Rikko for a lively dive into what happens when our virtual and physical worlds overlap. From the familiar realms of virtual and augmented reality to the emerging frontier of contextual reality—dynamic, adaptive ...
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21:34
Episode 7 – How to Become an Everyday Hero
In this episode of The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury, psychologist Foster Cole shares how small, everyday acts of kindness—like offering a compliment, lending a hand, or volunteering a few hours—can make us more altruistic. He calls it...
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20:33
Episode 6 – The Genie’s Out: AI and the Adoption Curve
Where are we on the curve of AI adoption? In this episode, Mark and producer Rikko dive into Everett Rogers’ classic Diffusion of Innovations theory—exploring how AI is spreading from innovators and early adopters into the mainstream.Sp...
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22:21
Episode 5 -- Big Bang Meets Big Belief
In this episode, we take on a big question: Is belief in God at odds with belief in science? Or, to put it another way—can you believe in the creator of the cosmos and the Big Bang?
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Episode 4 -- Learning from the Luddites
In this episode, we dive into the story of the Luddites. Most people think they were just anti-technology rebels smashing machines because they feared progress. But, as we’ll discover, the truth is a lot more complicated—and way more relevant t...
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Episode 3 -- Enabling Technology
This episode is about how advancements in technology are empowering individuals with significant disabilities to engage more fully with their surroundings. These innovations are not only breaking down barriers but are also opening a world of ne...
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