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Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show

Jun 26, 2026

A Georgia Tech faculty member describes how using AI to write MATLAB code improved a course on chemical reactor design and the benefits of discarding the analytic solution for complex, real-life problems.

Guest: Dr. Michael Filler of the Georgia Tech School of Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering.

First broadcast June...


Jun 12, 2026

The show team discusses the 2013 blog post “The End of the Library” by M.G. Siegler, clickbait that argued that the economics of ebooks and the existence of the Internet meant that libraries had to change or disappear.

First broadcast June 12 2026. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/81848

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Jun 5, 2026

The show team has an unthemed conversation for this summer free cut. They discuss travelling to see art, Google Maps, having your assumptions tested, failure as growth, and if the phrase "get in the car, it's summer" has any significant cultural meaning.

First broadcast June 5 2026. Transcript at