In an era where it’s commonplace to discriminate against an individual or group with different culture and belief sets out of a fearful prejudice, the movement to reach out and build bonds with those different from us is something that can act as a precursor to peace. Additionally, the building of bonds and overcoming barriers […]
Okay so cheese is my lifeblood, and today I got the literal honor of being able to attend Wisconsin Cheese’s Cheeselandia, SO MANY CHEESES. After that I was able to catch a few panels, one in particular regarding Snap Inc’s use of AR in their lenses, and how that inspiration comes along. My night ended […]
Awesome! Finally wrapped up the third day at SXSW, today was great! As you will see in the video, I attended a couple of panels, stopped by the Lululemon Sweathouse for a guided meditation session to help relax from such an intense weekend, and then ended the night with with Texas State University’s Innovation Lab […]
Today was off to a bumpy start with me forgetting my badge and having to drive back from Austin to retrieve it. The breakfast tacos at The Line offset the stress, though. Panels centered around a theme of calling for peace and unity, as well as the power of animals on digital media. The VR […]
As the population landscape begins to change, challenges in access to health care may become more exacerbated, especially as today’s minority groups grow larger. A group of innovators, researchers and community health advocates held the panel Health “Techuity” in Cardiovascular Care to discuss how tech can help more people get access to high quality care.
Interview with Kerry O’Connor, Chief Innovation Office for the City of Austin, about how innovation in homelessness affects the city’s infrastructure.
If you live in the Austin area, or any major metropolitan, traffic can give you extreme headaches. As cities continue to grow, traffic becomes worse and worse. Aside from building/improving roads, the look should turn to how we travel. The use of Urban Aerial Mobility may be closer of a reality than you think, but […]