STEM Spots A weekly look into science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Hosted by Dr. David Cornelison, professor in the department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science at Missouri State University, STEM Spots invites local experts to discuss advances, issues and theories dealing with all matters of STEM.
STEM Spots

STEM Spots

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A weekly look into science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Hosted by Dr. David Cornelison, professor in the department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science at Missouri State University, STEM Spots invites local experts to discuss advances, issues and theories dealing with all matters of STEM.

Most Recent Episodes

STEM Spots: Thinking Analytically

This week on STEM Spots, Dr. Dave Cornelison discusses how people do and do not think analytically when making choices. Listen here!

STEM Spots: The Role Of A Professor

This week on STEM Spots, Dr. Dave Cornelison discusses the role and how to be a professor/faculty member at a university. Professors and rearchers feel the same stress that everyone else feels, tune into this weeks episode here.

STEM Spots: The Demand For Computer Science

This week on STEM Spots, Dr. David Cornelison sits down with Missouri State University Associate Professor of Computer Science, Dr. Razib Iqbal and discusses the corsework and outcomes of a Computer Science based degree. Listen here!

STEM Spots: The World Of Artificial Intelligence

This week on STEM Spots, Dr. David Cornelison sits down with Missouri State University Assistant Professor, Dr. Siming Liu to discuss Artificial Intelligence and Games. Listen here!

STEM Spots: Classical Music

This week on STEM Spots, Dr. David Cornelison discusses how classical music stimulates the mind. Listen here!

STEM Spots: Diversity In STEM

On this weeks episode of STEM Spots, Dr. David Cornelison has special guest Coby Utter, a coding professional, discussing diversity in the world of STEM.

STEM Spots: Coders Grant

This week on STEM Spots, Dr. David Cornelison discusses the Coders Grant given by the Missouri State Department of Education that is for computing, writing and science.

STEM Spots: If The World Were Perfect, Would Everyone Be Einstein?

In this episode of STEM Spots, Dr. David Cornelison ponders on whether humans derive their worth from who they are being , or what they are doing . You can listen to the episode below.

STEM Spots: Utilizing a STEM Degree

In this week's episode of STEM Spots, Dr. Cornelison discusses how a degree in STEM can be applied to nearly all aspects in life, such as jobs post graduation.

STEM Spots: Physics And The Big Tent

Over the last few decades, it has become apparent that, although the university as a whole has become more diverse, specific disciplines such as physics have not kept pace. The reasons for this can be myriad and are grouped primarily into two bins; the system or the process. The system reflects the make-up of those coming to the university, which is determined by forces at work in public schools and society at large. University faculty can do only a little to "fix" issues that arrive at our