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The Impact of AI on Education: An Interview with Sai Nuguri

Post author By Trevor Harris
Post date December 17, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to taking over our world. The myriad benefits of AI are often touted, but there are growing ethical and environmental concerns.

One face of the future of AI is that of Sai Nuguri. She is pursuing a PhD at the University of Missouri in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her work uses virtual reality (VR) and AI in learning environments that benefit neuro-diverse students.

Trevor Harris and Heather O’Connor talked to Nuguri recently about her research and the future of VR and AI. This is an excerpt of that interview.

This interview originally aired on December 3, 2025 on KOPN 89.5fm.

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‘The Current’: Improv with Colin Bowles

Post author By Trevor Harris
Post date December 3, 2025
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Colin Bowles was a guest on KOPN recently. The Columbia, Missouri actor talked about the improv acting classes he is teaching at Columbia Entertainment Company. Colin demonstrated the improv method to great success with Heather O’Connor.