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Living, Working & Playing in Space

Astronaut Reid Wiseman just got back from the Space Station on November 10th. He was living and working on the station for six months. The research that was done mainly focuses on the human body and preparing people for a mission to Mars. First and foremost these are people we send into space. The trip […]

The Cosmos at SXSW

Yury Romanenko said “The Cosmos is a magnet… once you’ve been there, all you can think about is how to get back.” At SXSW, NASA has done its best to bring all the facets of the agency to the trade show, from space probes, telescopes, and new deep space adventures. The deepest look in to […]

User Experience Design Shaping Our World

Having technology constantly present in our everyday lives has led people to question how it’s affecting us and our interactions with the world around us. The introduction of wearables and related technology has only increased this constant connection, and influenced cultural anthropologists Genevieve Bell of Intel Labs and Mimi Ito from UC Irvine to join together […]

Tech That's Changing Sports and Building Empathy

The second panel I went to on Saturday probably intrigued me the most leading up to SXSWInteractive; how augmented reality and virtual reality will impact the world of sports. Panelists Chris Kluwe and Derek Belch did an excellent job at providing information about the technology, how it could benefit all aspects of sports and pulled […]

America Meet World: Jokes, Quotes & Anecdotes

Jokes, quotes, and anecdotes from some of the world’s top global satirists in today’s panel, “America Meet World: How Global Satirists See Us.” Who They Were: (And still are.) Anuvab Pal is a world-renowned stand-up comedian, screenwriter and playwright from Mumbai, India. Dubbed “India’s most intelligent stand-up comic” by the New York Times. David Kibuuka, originally […]