Everything Everywhere All At Once
A theme I discerned at several SXSW sessions this year was storytelling. The best of the lot was appreciated by a very large audience with a standing ovation. It was…
Sandy Clark: The World is Going to Completely Change
How might a robot have implications for your brand? Suppose a robot delivers a pizza to your home, serves it to you with a soda, and then washes up the…
Non-Obvious Thinking
One aspect of the Featured Sessions at SXSW this year has been the description of trends. For each of the sessions I have attended in the first three days, rooms…
Finding ET
An astronomer whose job it is to search for extraterrestrial intelligence made a bold proposal at SXSW in Austin. In an interview after his panel discussion, Dr. Franck Marchis explained…
Can Robots Create Life-Changing Songs?
In a SXSW panel moderated by Bill Hochberg, music industry experts contemplated the role of artificial intelligence in the creation of songs. Hochberg, a specialist in music and media law,…
Current State of Classical Music: The Percentage Problems
“Classical music – the level of musicianship and artistry – has never been higher.” This optimistic start to a SXSW session on the state of classical music was made by…
Webb Space Telescope at SXSW
Two panel discussions were devoted to the Webb Space Telescope at SXSW in Austin last month: one on engineering, the other on science. “What we’re seeing in this beautiful new…
ARTEMIS: The Next Moon Mission
The first crew for the Artemis mission to the Moon was announced just a few weeks after a session at SXSW on NASA’s plans to send people to the Moon…
Dr. Stamets heralds new Paradigm of Consciousness
“You can’t help but be spiritual thinking about astronomy.” So said Dr. Paul Stamets, whose appearance before a packed conference room at SXSW was full of hope for the future.…
WILLIAM SHATNER at SXSW: Go Be a Scientist!!
Captain Kirk beamed down to Austin to attend SXSW. In addition to his appearance as a keynote speaker, he also was in attendance later that day for the premiere of…