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Interview with Sama'an Ashrawi: Writer, Producer, Creative Director

I’m really into creating intersections where they never existed before.” – Sama’an Ashrawi Sama’an Ashrawi wears many hats. He’s a writer, producer, and creative director for many different projects. He runs a site called Smntcs.com, which covers different genres of music and other entertainment categories. Ashrawi was interviewed by Darian Harvin, who runs a podcast called, […]

Preview: The American Solar Car Challenge at the TXST Innovation Lab

A team of electrical engineering seniors from Texas State University will present a two semester-long project with solar car technology at this year’s TXST Innovation Lab, an exclusive look at student projects and innovation. The Innovation Lab features more than a dozen student teams who’s work ranges from media, engineering, design and health. Daniel Caballero, […]

Preview: Decrypting the Universe: Science and Art at CERN

  Based in Geneva, Laura Couto Rosado is a co-founder and product/interaction designer at Digital Alchemy, a design school. She is also a teacher in the Master Media Design department at HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design. Right now, she is spending three months at CERN exploring the relationship between technology and design. She […]

Countering Extremism Online from ISIS to Neo-Nazis

One of the biggest issues surrounding digital and online media is the use of platforms for harassment, hate speech and the spread of extremist propaganda. Companies like Twitter have struggled with fighting this problem. It has also led to investors becoming leery of financing a platform that can be used for attacks on people. All the […]

Vint Cerf: An Internet For And By The People

There are very few people in the world who can claim to be the inventor of the internet, and Vint Cerf just happens to be one of those people. On March 12, he made his very first appearance at the SXSW conference with his panel, Vint Cerf: An Internet For And By The People. During his […]