Leading up to March I’d heard things from classmates/professors from, “it’s going to be insane!” to “it will change your life”—they were talking about South by Southwest of course. For me, I can confirm that it was quite a bit of both. With my phone in hand and the “favorites” tab open on the SXSW […]
Let’s put our cards on the table here, most if not all of you reading this have tried marijuana at some point in your life. According to a Yahoo/Marist poll the majority of American adults have tried it at some point in their life. Now let’s pivot to sex for a second. According to a […]
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Yesterday afternoon I sat in on a panel entitled “Coding for the News: Ethics, Machines and Newsrooms“, which was a panel regarding the potential artificial intelligence will have on the news industry. The panel was moderated by Executive Editor for Editorial Operations Data & Innovation at Reuters, Reg Chua; and featured DocumentCloud co-founder and professor […]
Last weekend I sat in on a panel titled How Adaptive Design is Transforming Brands. As the name suggests, this panel was about adaptive design, but more specifically the role the fashion industry has in the drive towards accessibility and inclusion. For those that aren’t familiar with the term, adaptive design here refers to the […]
Ugh, had a bit of a late start to the day today. As you saw in my Day 4 recap, I saw Joan Jett last night (still freaking out), but I stayed out probably way later than I should have, ergo, snoozed 4 times before actually getting up. After filling up on my usual Iced […]
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 […]