For our August monthly online discussion, friend of the Austin Forum and Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin, J. Craig Wheeler, will lead us in a conversation about the power of our personal data within this new age of the information economy. Through his book, Who Owns the Future?, Jaron Lanier, Silicon […]
For our July monthly online discussion, SXSW Co-President & Chief Programming Officer, Hugh Forrest, will lead us in a conversation about synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and how these advancements will affect our lives. Amy Webb’s and Andrew Hessel’s book The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology, acts as […]
For our May online book discussion, Austin Forum Executive Director Jay Boisseau will lead us in a conversation about the book “The Spatial Web: How Web 3.0 will connect humans, machines and AI to transform the world. Authors Dan Mapes and Gabriel René dive into the world wide web’s past, present, and future in this […]
For our April monthly online book discussion, SXSW Co-President Hugh Forrest will lead us in a conversation about the book "The Threshold: Leading in the Age of AI." As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, the need for individuals and organizations to adapt becomes increasingly critical. In this bold new take, author and leadership consultant Nick Chatrath […]
For our March monthly online book discussion, Austin Forum board member and AMD Senior Fellow, Mike Ignatowski, will lead us in a conversation about the book “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.” In this historical account that reads like a thriller, Chris Miller brings context to the current state of microchip […]
For our February monthly online book discussion, Austin Forum board member, Julie Tomlin, will lead us in a conversation about the novel Sea of Tranquility. From the perspectives of three different characters in three different time periods, Emily St. John Mandel explores metaphysics and time travel through the threads that intertwine these characters. This book […]
The Austin Forum online book discussions--and new activity inspired by our adoption of Zoom and desire to include anyone regardless of location--have been a big success! For this month's online discussion, instead of discussing, dissecting, and debating the societal implications of technology in one book, we'll ask everyone to share their favorite recent books on […]
The Austin Forum online book discussions--and new activity inspired by our adoption of Zoom and desire to include anyone regardless of location--have been a big success! For this month's online discussion, instead of discussing, dissecting, and debating the societal implications of technology in one book, we'll ask everyone to share their favorite recent books on […]
We are all familiar with social media’s capabilities for connecting and informing people, but also the negative effects that many believe are influencing our minds, culture, and democracies. These effects run far deeper than what lies on the surface and have implications that have and will continue to change society as we know it. With […]
In this month's book discussion, we are excited to have author (and entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, and past Austin Forum presenter and podcast interviewee!) Byron Reese lead a discussion of his new book: Stories, Dice, and Rock That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future and Shape It." Byron is a fantastic author on technology […]
