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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Remarkable People
Meet 2021 CHM Fellow Honoree Raj Reddy
Thursday, June 17, 2021
CHM Fellow Raj Reddy and his students established the foundations for technologies we use every day, including speech recognition, computer vision, autonomous robotic systems, and he is a passionate advocate of universal access to information.
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CHM Live
Mining More Than Data
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
A single Amazon Echo draws on planetary resources, human labor, and data throughout its lifetime in ways that are invisible to most consumers. AI expert Kate Crawford explains.
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Museum News
Saving Cisco History
Thursday, June 10, 2021
A new digital timeline experience shares Cisco's remarkable heritage through its culture, innovation, leadership and events.
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Curatorial Insights
Audrey, Alexa, Hal, and More
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Star Trek got speech recognition right. How did this science fiction fantasy of only a few decades ago come true? What's the history of speech recognition and where is it headed?
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Curatorial Insights
Walking the Walk
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
"We wanted to do the right thing, and it was an independent value, not to do with the commercial success of the business," said Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus, when the company decided to sponsor the first AIDS walk in Boston in 1986.
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CHM Live
Delivering the Goods On Amazon
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Once a startup housed in a garage, Amazon is now one of the most powerful entities in the world economy, touching countless aspects of our lives. How has Jeff Bezos' company become so ubiquitous and where is it headed?
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Museum News
Meet New CHM Trustee Erin Teague
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Erin Teague is CHM's newest trustee. We're excited to have her guidance as we pursue our ambitious mission to decode technology to shape a better future for humanity.
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CHM Live
Decoding Racism In Technology
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
How does racism get coded into artificial intelligence and tech products? Experts explain and explore how we can address bias in the tech industry and in society.
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Museum News
2021 Patrick J. McGovern Tech for Humanity Prize Winners
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
CHM announces the winners of the inaugural Patrick J. McGovern Tech for Humanity Prize, honoring a Luminary for a lifetime of impact in tech for good and two Changemakers for their commitment to using technology to shape a better future.
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Guest Blog
AI Gives Two Teens Hope for COVID-19
Friday, April 23, 2021
Two teens explore AI research to shift their perspective from the personal effects of COVID to the bigger picture, bringing them hope that technology can help.