Austin Arts Festival Adds Technology Component

from National Public Radio

One of the country's most popular arts festivals, "South by Southwest" in Austin, Texas, hosted a mind-bending series of technology conversations this week, ranging from global political activists using mobile technology in novel ways to fighting the paucity of American women in the tech sector.

For highlights from "South by Southwest — Interactive," Michele Norris talks with Omar Gallaga, who covers technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, March 12, 2008