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With the technological advances humans have made in the past century—decade even—to someone from the past it may seem as if we’re living in a futuristic, Star Trek-like world. Many even attribute the speed and success of our innovation to science-fiction television, film and literature. For someone like Malka Older, sci-fi and tech play an […]
NASA hopes to reach everyone and it’s in our charter to do so. But of course inspiring the next generation to not only learn about science but go into a STEM field is a goal as well because we need a future workforce. – Heather Doyle
Elon Musk made a surprise appearance on Sunday at SXSW. He sat with Westworld co-creator Jonathan Nolan at the Austin City Limits Moody Theater and answered questions from the audience ranging from his current projects with SpaceX and Tesla, his thoughts on the future, colonizing Mars and energy efficiency. At the start of the panel, […]
On July 31, 2018, NASA will launch it’s first ever probe to the sun. It’s something they’ve wanted to do for 60 years, but couldn’t until now when the technology to do so caught up. Nicola Fox, NASA Parker Solar Probe Project Scientist (left in the video interview) and Elizabeth Congdon, Parker Solar Probe […]
NASA is planning for the 2023 manned trip into deep space and around the moon. Then, what they hope to be a decade later, the trip to Mars. Astronauts Jessica Meir and Victor Glover, Lead Systems Engineer Yves Lamothe, Orion Mission Planner Nujoud Merancy and Spacecraft Integration and Evolution Manager Chris Crumbly all participated in […]
Uber settles for $28.5 million lawsuit Ride-sharing app Uber has been under fire with two separate lawsuits concerning the language of its safety practices. According to the lawsuits, despite the company’s claims to provide the “safest ride on the road,” Uber drivers are not fingerprinted or checked against the national sex-offender registry. The “safe ride fee” Uber […]
It is nice to get to speak in my own voice after so much of the last week was saying what was said and offering a take on someone else’s point of view. It feels good to get to put my thoughts down on all that has transpired this past week. SXSW was a tremendous […]