March 2015

Interstellar Health: Space Travel Saving Lives

We might have forgotten dreams can save us. It is possible we no longer live in a world where we look to new frontiers, and use the dreams of new worlds to positively change our lives here. We might live in a world where the dreams for the future and betterment of our home drive […]

User Experience Design Shaping Our World

Having technology constantly present in our everyday lives has led people to question how it’s affecting us and our interactions with the world around us. The introduction of wearables and related technology has only increased this constant connection, and influenced cultural anthropologists Genevieve Bell of Intel Labs and Mimi Ito from UC Irvine to join together […]

Tech That's Changing Sports and Building Empathy

The second panel I went to on Saturday probably intrigued me the most leading up to SXSWInteractive; how augmented reality and virtual reality will impact the world of sports. Panelists Chris Kluwe and Derek Belch did an excellent job at providing information about the technology, how it could benefit all aspects of sports and pulled […]

America Meet World: Jokes, Quotes & Anecdotes

Jokes, quotes, and anecdotes from some of the world’s top global satirists in today’s panel, “America Meet World: How Global Satirists See Us.” Who They Were: (And still are.) Anuvab Pal is a world-renowned stand-up comedian, screenwriter and playwright from Mumbai, India. Dubbed “India’s most intelligent stand-up comic” by the New York Times. David Kibuuka, originally […]