SXSWi

IBM's Watson

The last several years the world has been witness to a surge in technology utilizing artificial intelligence. While the public’s view of AI is heavily influenced by their experience with the popular icons in the field—asking Siri what the fox says or watching Watson beat Ken Jennings on Jeopardy—the truth of the industry’s breadth and […]

Top 5 Panels That Bring the Cosmos to Austin

  “When we dream of space we dream of transcendence.” Marina Benjamin When we go beyond our current capabilities and expand into an unknown, we take every aspect of ourselves with us. Our experiences, knowledge, sins, every bit of the human experience comes along for the ride. When we reach the new horizon it allows […]

Preview: Interstellar Social Media - A Talk With Tony Darnell

As part of whetting your appetite for all things cosmic at SXSWi, I had the opportunity to talk with one of my former colleagues from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSci). Without further ado below is the little chat I had with Tony Darnell. As part of our full disclosure that we worked together, he […]

Preview: A Day in the Life of an Astronomer

When you hear NASA you probably think of the moon missions, the shuttle, space station, and the Hubble. With the Hubble’s 25th anniversary coming up, NASA has assembled an all-star panel for SXSWi. The panel, Hubble Touching the Universe, features many prominent scientists. Dr. Amber Straughn is a panelist, Chair of the Hubble 25th Anniversary […]

SXSW Gave Me Insight

The words that come to mind a week after SXSWi: insight opportunity exhaustion After preparing for half of the semester, I can say it was worth it. This massive event really takes prepping if you want to really make the best of your days. Insight is probably the thing I’m most grateful for. I was […]

Hacking Food through 3D Printing

Soon you’ll be able to print and customize your own Oreo through a vending machine-like 3D printer. This is what Bonin Bough, vice president of Global Media and Consumer Engagement at Mondelez International, calls “hacking food,” hacking meaning “breaking things to create value.” Bough explained the revolution of food. Society went from being hunters and […]