2019

Preview: How Power and Privilege Show Up in the Workplace

Unconscious bias is a very real issue in today’s workplace. Judging others poorly based on race, gender and age creeps into the workplace and negatively impacts productivity and forward movement. Felicia Jadczak from She Geeks Out is part of this panel to show how to recognize and root out unconscious bias in the workplace. Jadczak […]

Weekly News Roundup February 24 - March 3

Space X Crew Capsule Reaches Space Station The first-ever commercial-built spacecraft arrived successfully to the International Space Station Sunday morning. The spacecraft will stay until March 8 while engineers and scientists examine it to see how safe it is for humans to use. Tik Tok pays $5.7 million fine to U.S. for illegally gathering children’s […]

“Technology is a part of life, and a part of being human. We’ve been making tools since we evolved into who we are today, and by ignoring technology, you risk ignoring a fundamental aspect of humanity.” Read as I speak with author Eliot Peper about the influence science fiction has had on society.

Top 5 Panels for Music + Emerging Technology

Technology is literally advancing everyday, and yet many artists and record labels are stuck in essentially archaic ways of thinking in terms of production, marketing and the listener experience. While there are many panels focused on the music industry at large, these are the five best panels to learn about how to utilize new technologies for the best possible outcome.

Erin on a dolphin

Certain stories, I think, are meant to be books, and certain stories are meant to be audio. And you know, certain stories are meant to be both. And it’s also fun to kind of think about how the same story can be told differently, leaning into or leaning out of whichever medium… – Erin Roberts

Preview: Send Nudes? No, Thanks

Sexual harassment is unsettling, no matter what form it may take. Catcalling on the sidewalk or muttered remarks toward a female coworker stand out as different examples, yet both warrant the same amount of attention when it comes to objectification of another, particularly for women. When it comes to high school, however, some of those […]