The Sound Bearier
May 17, 2021
Bear Biography with Kirsti Graybeal
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Northeast State alumna. People person. Animal lover. Owner of a pet snake.
As a communications representative for our college, Kirsti Graybeal is often the first person people meet when arriving on the Northeast State campus for the first time.
Get to know this free-spirited East Tennessee native in a new Bear Biography episode with host Matthew Poole.
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May 2, 2023
The human's place in the AI revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) programs everything from health care to education to vehicles. What does this mean to human thought and evolution?
The Sound Bearier welcomes Northeast State professor of history, Tabetha Garman, and professor of psychology, Kristin Lazarova, to the podcast. In this episode, they discuss the implications of AI in education systems and human cognitive development as the technology advances faster than its creators imagined.
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Mar 24, 2023
A chat about ChatGPT and AI with David Blair
ChatGPT. That is Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer in formal company. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. You may even be using it to write your academic papers or TPS reports.
Northeast State instructor and computer science industry pro David Blair joins The Sound Bearier to talk technical about Big Tech’s most talked about marvel. Blair brings his extensive experience in the private sector and college classroom. As the AI arms race heats up, he talks about the use of artificial intelligence and technical aspects of programming systems such as ChatGPT.
So, is ChatGPT a harbinger of doom or this month’s outrage? Speaking of outrages…HAM radio has gone digital. Terrible.
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Feb 15, 2023
Let's play! Northeast State esports Bears roar into a new season
Did you know Northeast State fields a host of esports gaming teams? Esports generated roughly $243 million in market revenue during 2021 while the global video game market value exceeded $178 billion, according to Statista data company.
After a succesful first season last fall, the Northeast State Bears roared into the spring esports season in February. Gamers joined the melee in new games of Madden 23; NBA2K, and Mario Kart. The team's first season of gamers returned to play Overwatch; League of Legends; Halo; Super Smash Brothers; and Rocket League among others.
The Sound Bearier welcomed esports Bears’ coaching staff of Chris Demas, Jim Holbrook, and Brandon Burleson to talk about the Bears’ student players, their favorite video games, and how esports gaming builds teamwork while creating a school identity.
Check out all things Northeast State esports including the student teams and the season’s schedule at: https://esports.northeaststate.edu
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