Culture

The FCC's Big Decision

Earlier this month, the FCC made a ruling on the way the United States will govern the Internet. The decision has sparked both negative, and mostly positive reaction from the general public. Gigi Sohn, special counsel to the Office of the Chairman of the FCC, came to SXSW to talk about the decision of net […]

Engines, Rockets, and Engineers

To fly humans to Mars we will need a very big rocket to lift the hardware needed to live on another planet for several months before heading home. The planned habitat will likely be the same size a two-story house. This means the rocket will be bigger than the mighty Saturn V of the Apollo […]

Hubble's 25th Anniversary of Discovery

The Hubble Space Telescope has had a storied past. From its humble origins in the mind of Lyman Spitzer, to a technological marvel on the verge of collapse, and finally a scientific juggernaut in the best shape it has ever been in. It has affected us from our health care, our knowledge of the universe, […]