Science (No Longer Fiction) at SXSW Eco

In a news cycle where NASA has just discovered water on Mars and heavily the science-based film The Martian just had a strong opening weekend (after an early screening at Fantastic Fest), it’s nice to see the mashup of science-fiction and science-fact that will be coming up this week at SXSW Eco.

Some of the science fiction/science fact mashup panels at the event include:

Redefining Natural Resources – Turning Sci-Fi into Science Fact

Asteroids will play a key role in the development of a space economy and be the main driver in allowing humanity to become a flourishing multi-planetary species. Water from asteroids will fuel the in-space economy and habitation, by creating rocket fuel and consumable water from space, for space. Rare metals will increase Earth’s GDP when mined from asteroids in our Solar System – the very same objects that brought them to Earth in the first place.

Monday, October 5, 9 AM-9:45 AM
Austin Convention Center 9ABC

Transportation of the Future: Building the Hyperloop

Discover the latest advances in transportation of goods and humans, from supersonic trains to automated drones and next-generation planes.

a keynote from Dirk Ahlborn
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
Monday October 5, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Austin Convention Center 9ABC

Space, Surveillance and Supply Chain Transparency

A new program led by the World Resources Institute is working to change that by tracking supply chains from space.

Tuesday, October 6
9:30AM – 10:00AM
Austin Convention Center 8BC