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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CHM Live
A Courage Machine
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Author Sebastian Mallaby decodes the history and impact of venture capital with leading Silicon Valley VCs in conversation with Stanford's Leslie Berlin.
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From the Collection
Margaret Hamilton In Her Own Words
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Iconic computing pioneer Margaret Hamilton, who helped land men on the moon, shared her story with CHM in a uniquely rare oral history interview.
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From the Collection
Saving Thought Leadership
Monday, March 7, 2022
Storied thought leadership forum the Churchill Club lives on at CHM, where decades of the club’s audio and video files, event photos, and newsletters will serve as a touchpoint and a reminder for future generations.
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Education
Posting, Tweeting, and Sharing History
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Can museum employees become engaged advocates for their institution on social media? With a grant for employee training from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, CHM aimed to find out.
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Projects
A Museum’s Experience With AI
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Find out the results! We tested AI machine learning tools on a prototype subset of the CHM collection to see how well they improved access to our oral histories.
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Guest Blog
Logical Piano Lessons
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Logical Piano looks like an early digital computer, but perhaps what links this Victorian device most profoundly with today's computers is, ironically, the fact that it was not about computing.
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Education
Making The Great Tech Story
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
The inside story of how a CHM team worked with game developers to bring the Museum to life in Minecraft: Education Edition.
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Award Programs
Breaking Boundaries
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Celebrate new 2021 CHM Fellow Lillian Schwartz at our virtual awards event with tributes and stories, and digital art from yesterday and today.
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Curatorial Insights
Curator Picks for Holiday Reads
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Wondering what to buy the computing history fan on your holiday list? CHM Senior Curator Dag Spicer has got you covered! See his book picks.
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CHM Live
What Is Real?
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Where is artificial intelligence headed and what are the implications for humanity? Google's Eric Schmidt and MIT's Daniel Huttenlocher tackle the big questions.