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3:30 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 2-3 Collaborative Biohacking Gene sequencing. PCR. Recombinant DNA. Advances in biotech offer a wealth of pos- sibility for innovation. Medicines, greener production modes and de-extinction are part of the emerging narrative. So is concern. The blossoming worlds of DIYBio and synthet- ic biology are lessening the gap between those practicing in biotech and the non-PhD wielding public. Find out more – open the "black box" of biology. Karen Ingram, Sarah Richardson, Thomas Landrain, Wieke Betten Panel • Advanced 5:00 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 1 A Generational Challenge: Improving Nine Billion Lives By 2050, the world's population is expected to be as high as nine billion people. Mean- while, science points to a changing climate, which was deemed the "defining challenge of our generation" by the state department this year. Climate challenge, combined with an increase in population over the next 35 years, means solutions to deal with the strains placed on the environment need to be found – and fast. Presented By 3M. TBD Solo • Advanced 5:00 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 2-3 Why the World Needs Biological Design Biotechnology is spreading into every aspect of our lives. Until now, biotechnology has excited the public about greener modes of production. This session will explore how we can use design to envision potential futures and suss out what's possible, probable, desirable and even potentially catastrophic. Join a leading artist, exhibition designer and policy specialist as they debate biological design. Daniel Gruskin, Kathy High, Romie Littrell, Christina Agapakis Panel • Beginner SUNDAY, MARCH 13 11:00 AM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 1 Breakdown to Brilliance: Honoring Insanity Claiming a demoralizing label that caused much pain, accredited PR practitioner Ryan Sheehy will address how self-deception inspired the evolution of her personal brand. Knowing now that the experience is a beloved asset, Sheehy will encourage others to break down to brilliance and honor insanity for a greater good. Ryan Sheehy Solo • Advanced 11:00 AM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 2-3 Extreme Science: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope As the scientific successor to the beloved Hubble Space Telescope, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope – launching in 2018 – will explore uncharted territories in the universe. Like Hubble has done, we expect that the Webb Telescope will fundamentally change the way we understand the universe. Amber Straughn, Joel Green, Sarah Kendrew, Blake Bullock Panel • Intermediate 12:30 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 1 Good Advice: Fortune Cookies Don't Have to Crumble We're quick to call things "good advice" – things that are unexpected, that make us feel good, that we want to hear. We discuss the psychology of advice and whether there is any rhyme, reason or science that predicts what's "good." Learn three tips to give and get better advice and hear how scientific ideas get integrated into products and pop culture. Kate Niederhoffer, Art Markman Dual • Intermediate 12:30 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 2-3 Astronaut Ron Garan: Earthgazing 101 Astronaut Ron Garan recounts the life-changing experience of traveling to the Inter- national Space Station aboard the Soyuz rocket and seeing Earth for the first time and subsequently explores the significance of human cooperation in the quest to discover new ways to face the challenges that we face today. Ron Garan Solo • Beginner 3:30 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 1 Reversing Murphy's Law: The Serendipity Choice Reversing Murphy's law: how to set ourselves up so that anything that can go right, will go right. This session will explore what technologies you can use to create more moments of unexpected luck in your life. It will look at how, as entrepreneurs, freelanc- ers and digital nomads, we can seek out the opportunity hotspots on our adventures. Anika Saigal, Mark Van Der Heijden, Mike Butcher Panel • Beginner 3:30 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 2-3 Surviving the Red Planet Sophisticated systems will be critical for the survival of a new generation of space explorers. NASA and XPRIZE have public challenges to accelerate innovation in areas that focus on 3D-printable shelter, medical care, life support and others. These chal- lenges seek to exceed the bounds of our current capabilities and find revolutionary technologies that will benefit humans in space and on Earth. Monsi Roman, Jason Crusan, Christopher Frangione, Rick Sternbach Panel • Advanced 5:00 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 1 Better Than a Jetpack: Science's Next Decade The next decade in scientific research is promising advances that will reshape not only our understanding of the world but of what is possible for us to do in it. Premier researchers in psychology, nanoscience, energy and physics will discuss and answer questions about what we can expect in theoretical science and how it will translate into our everyday world over the next decade. Gadi Ben-Yehuda, Liane Young, Seth Darling, Rush Holt Panel • Intermediate 5:00 PM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 2-3 Oceans vs Space: Which Is Really the Final Frontier? While many consider space to be the "final frontier," human beings have only explored an estimated five percent of our oceans. XPRIZE's Paul Bunje will moderate as #Tea- mOcean's Philippe Cousteau Jr dukes it out with #TeamSpace's John Thornton over which frontier will have the greatest impact on generations to come. Chanda Gonzales, Philippe Cousteau, John Thornton Panel • Intermediate MONDAY, MARCH 14 9:30 AM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 1 Check Online for Session Scheduled at This Time Things change! That's what websites are for. Please check either our online schedule at schedule.sxsw.com, our digital program book at sxsw.com/iaguide or our mobile app SXSW GO in the App Store or Google Play to find updated information about what will be scheduled in this room at this time. We bet it'll be something really cool that you won't want to miss, whatever it is! TBD Panel • TBD 9:30 AM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 2-3 Innovate or Die: Build Lasting Technologies The PC, photocopier, the Internet, iPhone and electric cars. The world has seen more technological advancements in the last 100 years than it has seen in the millennium prior. Today we are finding new ways to build upon existing technologies to turn data into a commodity, bring wireless Internet to third world countries and commercialize trips to space. Tim McQuillen Dual • Beginner 11:00 AM Westin Austin Downtown: Paramount 1 Tech and Theater: Audience Agency in Layered Reality The audience decides via SMS the path this panel takes as it dives into technology integration for performing arts. This panel of artists and technologists will explore examples of audience interactivity and control, focusing on how integration of technol- ogy from the ground up in the storytelling process results in authentic experiences not otherwise achieved through non-digital means. Robert Matney, Liz Fisher, Tim Thomas, Michael Wilford Panel • Intermediate ART, SCIENCE & INSPIRATION WESTIN AUSTIN DOWNTOWN: 301 EAST 5TH STREET FESTIVAL SESSIONS 8 5 2 0 1 6 S X S W I N T E R A C T I V E P R O G R A M G U I D E A R T, S C I E N C E & I N S P I R AT I O N