Women

Recap: Change Begins with Us

I’ll be honest, I have actually attended (in the loosest sense of the term) SXSW a few years ago. It was enjoyable back then, but was merely a smaller piece of the grander experience I had the honor to partake in this year. There was so much to attend and experiment with, and having the […]

Interview: Giving Birth in America

Earlier this week, I managed to sit in on the “Giving Birth in America” panel, which focused on the current maternal health crisis in the United States. The panelists, all women, discussed in length their own stories in relation to the topic, as well as how it influenced them to take action with regard to […]

Day 5: Cheesy Mimosas, More VR, and Supporting Women

Day 5 was, in a way, an amalgamation of everything I had encountered in the previous four days or so. While I had another obligation the next day and would probably be back on Friday, I took delight in enjoying cheese and mimosas, VR experiences in the jungle and on Mars, and a panel that […]

How Adaptive Design is Transforming Brands Panelists, From left. Melissa Langley of Ottobock, Paralympian Scout Bassett, fashion designer Mindy Scheier and Molly Kettle of Zappos.

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 […]

Erin Roberts

What feels like a lifetime ago, I had a great Skype conversation with Erin Roberts ahead of her How Books Are Fighting Back In The Digital Age panel. She is just as lovely and lively in person and I was able to snag a short clip with her after the panel concluded.

With sex still a seemingly risqué topic, speakers in this session hope to make sex part of the conversation. From smart-vibrators to breakup apps, Future of Sex podcast host Bryony Cole talks with me about all things sextech.