CHM Blog
The CHM blog showcases ideas and insights from our vibrant community in Silicon Valley and around the world. We take you behind the scenes of our programming, collections, and exhibits. Connecting the past to the present and into the future, we decode technology for everyone.
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Living Boldly: The Innovative and Inclusive Career of Andrea Goldsmith
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Andrea Goldsmith's work has enabled billions of people around the world to enjoy fast, reliable cell phone and WiFi networks. But she has an even greater ambition: she wants to make engineering more inclusive and diverse.
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The Startup Community Way: Brad Feld Decodes Complexity
Friday, July 31, 2020
Techstars cofounder, entrepreneur, early-stage investor, and author Brad Feld offers new guidance and insights for startup communities from his latest book, The Startup Community Way.
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The Creativity of Maintainability: Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan Decodes the Hubble Space Telescope
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
On June 24, 2020, Sullivan joined David C. Brock in a virtual CHM Live event and shared lessons about the importance of maintenance and invention for the Hubble, a device that’s revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
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Reading Your Face: How To Humanize Technology With Emotion AI
Thursday, June 4, 2020
During a CHM Live virtual event on May 18, 2020, Dr. Rana el Kaliouby, a pioneer in the field of “emotion AI” and cofounder of Affectiva, talked with NPR’s Aarthi Shahani about her new book, Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity By Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology.
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Keeping the Dream Alive: Kevin Scott Imagines the Future of AI
Friday, May 22, 2020
Kevin Scott is unapologetically optimistic in his hope that perhaps more than any other technology that has come before, artificial intelligence has the potential to make that dream come true. Tech can serve humanity, he says, if we take the responsibility to make it do so. During a virtual CHM Live event on April 27,
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A Facebook Story: Mark Zuckerberg’s Hero’s Journey
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Renowned tech journalist Steven Levy’s balanced and compelling new book, Facebook: The Inside Story, and his discussion with CEO Dan’l Lewin, provides all the details we need to write the story of Mark Zuckerberg’s hero’s journey—complete with a cliff-hanger ending.
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Dystopia or Utopia? The Autonomous Revolution
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
For only the third time in human history, civilization is undergoing epic cultural transformation. As artificial intelligence and virtual environments change life as we know it—and take our jobs—will we end up better or worse off?
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Playing by New Rules: How Sports Tech is Changing the Game
Sunday, March 1, 2020
How is technology changing the game for sports teams and their fans worldwide? On February 21, 2020, experts from across the professional sports world offered rare insights into the innovations transforming their field during a panel discussion at CHM.
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What You Do Is Who You Are: Exploring Culture With Ben Horowitz
Saturday, December 21, 2019
What exactly is company culture and how do you create it? Ben Horowitz, veteran entrepreneur and cofounder of Silicon Valley powerhouse venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz mined history for some answers.
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The Great Hack: Do You Know Where Your Data Is?
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Who controls our personal data? That question was at the heart of a panel discussion at CHM on November 4, 2019 about Netflix’s documentary The Great Hack, which exposes the underbelly of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Facebook’s role in the security breach.