Chris Mosier is an incredible athlete. A three-time Ironman competitor, he qualified for the USA Triathlon National Championships in 2014. In 2015 he joined the Men’s US National duathlon team, and he was the first athlete to do so as an openly transgender man. Growing up Mosier had trouble finding his place in the sports world. […]
Amy Li was at a conference with NASA when she received the news she’d been diagnosed with cancer. It was unexpected, and terrifying. Li didn’t know how to tell her friends or family, and thought she was going to die. “One of the things the doctor said that really resonated with me, he said, ‘Rely […]
Anybody who was using Facebook in or after 2009 is likely to remember a little game named “FarmVille.” For every person who used and enjoyed “FarmVille” there is another person whose Facebook experience was riddled with annoyance at the constant stream of notifications it sent their way. Eamonn Carey was decidedly in the latter group […]
While tech, digital industry and startups take center stage at Interactive, Southbites is the track whose relevance is as old as time: Food. While it’s not our job to pick favorite tracks, food is something that speaks to all of us – and something we’ll need to think about during our long days exploring South […]
As humans we are negotiators, constantly influencing others or being influenced. The lead negotiator behind the Frontier Project hopes to continue investigating global market opportunities and providing negotiation support to clients that face obstacles. The SXSW Interactive panel “Cartography of Negotiation” features the lead negotiator of The Frontier Project, Scott Wayne. According to Wayne, negotiation is all about […]
Apple takes a stand against FBI Big news this week is the announcement from Apple that the company will not comply with an FBI request to create a backdoor for unlocking iPhones. Although the FBI claims that this capability will only be used on one phone – a phone involved in the San Bernardino case […]
Music festivals have become one of, if not the leading source of upward mobility for bands and musicians in the digital age. It’s no surprise that data can impact business decisions at every level, and it follows that data is impacting the rise of music festivals. But how exactly? This panel will explain how the […]