Princess Reema’s Mission to Empower Saudi Women
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Becky’s Saturday at SXSW
Becky gives a short synopsis of a fast, and incredible day at SXSW
BIG Health Data & HIPAA
When trying to understand the many different view points on Health data being at a place like SXSW is very helpful. The panel Why HIPAA Won’t Save You covered a verity of topics ranging from the patients, the health care companies to the scientific researchers who will use this data. How to keep everyone’s health […]
Climate Crisis: Al Gore at SXSW
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Young Astronomers & JWST
At SXSW gaming expo NASA contractor Northrop Grumman has some young University of Texas Astronomy post docs and undergrads talking about the new James Webb Space Telescope. The JWST is launching in 2018 and will work with Hubble in our investigation of the cosmos. Eventually taking over Hubble’s role. Testing is going on right now […]
Preview: Vodka for Dog People
“This has definitely been a marathon, not a sprint,” said Beth Bellanti, marketing, Tito’s Handmade Vodka. “Really, that’s the story of Tito’s in general.” Although the partnership between Tito’s Vodka and Emancipet, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic that started in Austin, officially began about a year ago, Bellanti said their relationship goes back more than a decade past […]
Preview: “CAT”astrophe – Good, Bad & Ugly of Internet Cats
Grumpy Cat. Hamilton the Hipster Cat. My cat, Dixie Belle. You can’t even go on the Internet without seeing a funny or adorable (or funny and adorable) cat picture or video. Internet cats are everywhere, and we all love them. But how does the love we have for Internet cats translate in terms of actual […]