The Future of Food Is Now

From drones to cricket flour to apps designed to make food deserts extinct, social justice is at the intersection of food and technology

"...along with a panel of agriculture journalists and digital technology experts, will pose the question "Can Robots Feed the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXQ&A: TMS Ruge

Project Diaspora co-founder and SXSW speaker talks African tech

"...be back on Sunday to bust some misconceptions about technology in developing nations during his talk Africa 3.0: A..."

March 13, 2010 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tilling the Soil of Tomorrow

How one design firm is tackling technology gaps to build the farm of the future

"...communing with nature; it was about man communing with technology...."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Going Places

By merging technology and old-school community-building, Heyride just may revolutionize how you get from here to there

"...Every few months, a media theorist explains that technology is making us lonely, less human, and more alienated...."

Nov. 23, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

From Tweeting to Eating

How food and technology are changing Austin

"...has something to do with all the comestible perks technology companies offer their employees. After all, Facebook's Silicon Valley..."

March 13, 2015 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Men, Women & Children

We might be able to connect as human beings if we could just disconnect from from our wired lives, says this movie about our modern world.

"...something. A hysterical hand-wringer about the stunting effects of technology, dressed up as a dispenser of unvarnished truths, Men,..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Invaluable Information

Technology, privacy, hacking, and legislating in the new Digital Age

"..."Hide the infrastructure, and spare us the details." With technology, we're like the blind men and the elephant: We..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The New Evolution

Is technology providing the ladder to the next stage of human consciousness?

"...forgiven for wondering if all the constant exposure to technology on display doesn't indicate some kind of serious pathology...."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

A Work in Progress

How technology is shaping the way we tell stories

"..."inalienable" and essential to our humanness? Is story necessary? Technology surely shapes the way we tell our stories and..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

UT-Designed Tech Could Revolutionize Oil Spill Cleanup

Researchers achieved over 99% oil-water separation

"...In an attempt to update the decades-old technology used to combat the extreme environmental toll of major..."

Sept. 6, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Breaking the Internet With Neill Blomkamp's Demonic

Terror and terabytes create a new vision of possession

"...The supernatural and technology seem mutually exclusive, divided between faith and logic. But..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Taps ConsenSys Founder Joseph Lubin for 2019 Keynote

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency track programming comes into focus

"...you have to wonder, is 2019 the year blockchain technology breaks big with the masses?..."

Oct. 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Bonny Chu

Documentary Uses Virtual Reality to Explore East Austin Gentrification

Technology and social justice come together in Latinitas' film

"...life, it also gave the girls experience with cutting-edge technology. Latinitas program director Sylvia Butanda said, "We want to..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

Cracking the Nightmare Code

Director Mark Netter on his new techno-horror

"...author Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." For Mark Netter, director of..."

Sept. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Napster Changed the World and Lost Everything

Alex Winter brings 'Downloaded' to Alamo Slaughter Lane tonight

"...cultural rise and commercial crash of the landmark disruptive technology. Winter, who brings the film to Austin tonight, said,..."

July 1, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Future of STEM Needs Collaboration and Diverse Voices

Why it's important to empower all girls to innovate through media and technology

"...tapping into the next generation's full potential in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related fields to foster a..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Laura Donnelly

Bringing Body Cameras Into Focus

Public Safety Committee considers new technology

"...it will mean for APD officers to absorb the technology...."

Sept. 29, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

We Were Promised Jet Packs (and a Whole Lot More)

When will technology catch up to the movies?

"...true holograms but rather a camera trick utilizing hologram technology. In the studio, Wolf Blitzer was actually speaking to..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Duty

Disturbia

Up-and-comer Shia LaBeouf is a young actor to watch, but he’s had better opportunities than this teen thriller to show what he’s capable of.

"...of the story is the modern integration of desktop technology to unravel its tale. With computers, walkie-talkies, designer cell-phone..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We've Come a Long Way, Baby

The year's best in technology, gaming, and Web sites

"...plenty of start-ups flush with virtual money. Meanwhile, faster technology sped up Internet access. Which was a good thing,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Do Cyborgs Dream of Uninterrupted Sleep?

Wearables, fashion, and the reality of the feminist cyborg

"...a moment in which wearables and other forms of technology in their various iterations make it possible to move..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

AISD Bonds: Half Pass, Half Fail

Two propositions pass, but voters reject two more

"...two measures, totaling $490 million for urgent renovations and technology upgrades, but rejected two more. Now the district will..."

May 12, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

To Serve Man

Briggo: an Austin company at the crossroads of taste, technology, and social interaction

"...Studor, the company's chief technology officer, comes from a 30-year background in the semiconductor..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

SXSW Interactive Goes International

Festival adds technology summit, keynotes

"...deadline in two days, SXSW has announced a two-day Technology Summit...."

Nov. 30, 2010 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: Summer Wars

Anime presents a charming slice of virtual life

"...The funny thing about modern technology is that it's everywhere: Even in rural Japan, it..."

Sept. 26, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Counseling: CU L8R, Texters!

Technology takes a backseat to safety

"...Rosenthal, software developer and chair of the city's Com­mun­ity Technology and Telecommunications Commission, spoke for other opponents in that..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Jimmy Leets World

Graffiti Research Lab's James Powderly takes technology to the street

"...bars of its commercial cage? The use of cutting-edge technology to communicate a hearty and visually compelling fuck-you to..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pete Collins, City's IT Chief, Resigns

Departure ends strange personnel question lingering all summer

"...resignation allows the City to move forward on vital technology projects without the uncertainty for employees of what will..."

Aug. 13, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

DIY Tech

knitting the tech way

"...state and future of the marriage of fashion and technology...."

March 10, 2008 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

Myth and Tech Merge for the SXSW Art Program

Technology becomes the new enchantment in Mixanthropy

"...“To work with technology,” Wang added, “not only makes it intuitive to realize..."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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