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Decoding Tech explores the past, present and future of technology through conversations with today's leading experts as well as the pioneers and innovators of our on-going computing revolution. Programs are recorded live as a part of the museum's CHM Live events.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 10m
Steve Jobs in Exile: NeXT and the Making of a Comeback
Most people know about Steve Jobs' amazing work at Apple, but what about his "wilderness years" when he created NeXT?Learn about this period from Geoffrey Cain, author of Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary, along with key figures from NeXT’s history, including:Dan’l Lewin, Cofounder and VP of Sales and Marketing, NeXTRich Page, Cofounder and VP of Hardware Engineering / Manufacturing, NeXTAvie Tevanian, VP of Engineering, NeXTBud Tribble, Cofounder and VP of Software Engineering, NeXTThis conversation was recorded on May 26, 2026, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
- 4 weeks ago1h 1m
My Year With AI: Joanna Stern Hands Over Her Life
What happens when you let artificial intelligence run your life?Joanna Stern, Emmy Award–winning tech journalist, asks this question in her new book, I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything. She sat down with Nilay Patel, cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Verge, to share what actually worked, what didn’t, and what her experience reveals about where AI is headed.This conversation was recorded on May 19, 2026, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
- May 6, 20261h 9m
Emoji for Everyone: A Quest for Inclusive Communication with 🥟 and 🧕
Are you part of the 92 percent? That’s how many people around the world use emojis every day. Today's conversation explores how something as small as an emoji can have a big impact on inclusion and representation.Journalist, film producer, and emoji activist Jennifer 8. Lee joined acclaimed artist Yiying Lu, alongside Rayouf Alhumedhi—named one of Time magazine’s most influential teens—for a wide‑ranging discussion moderated by Sara Dean, then a California College of the Arts professor.This conversation was recorded on March 8, 2023, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
- Apr 8, 20261h 0m
The Geek Way: A Handbook for a New Culture
What if the most important innovation in technology isn’t what companies build but how they build it?In this episode, New York Times bestselling author Andrew McAfee explores The Geek Way, a radical approach to corporate culture that’s fast-moving, egalitarian, and relentlessly evidence-driven. Carl Bass, Former President and CEO, Autodesk, Moderates the conversation.This conversation was recorded on December 14, 2023, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
- Mar 25, 20261h 36m
Apple at 50: Five Decades of Thinking Different
On April 1, 1976, Apple Computer was founded with a radical idea: that powerful computing should be personal. Fifty years later, Apple stands as one of the most influential tech companies in history.To celebrate this anniversary, David Pogue, legendary journalist and author of the new book Apple: The First 50 Years, hosted an event featuring: Chris Espinosa, Senior Apple EmployeeJohn Sculley, former Apple CEO Avie Tevanian, former Chief Software Technology Officer and SVP of Software Engineering Plus, recorded segments from Apple luminaries like Steve Wozniak as well as live audience interviews. This conversation was recorded on March 11, 2026, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
- Mar 12, 20261h 15m
Computing For the Whole World
The iPod and the iPhone transformed entertainment, communications, and computing in less than a decade. Tony Fadell joins John Markoff on stage to explore his time designing these amazing products as well as his founding of Nest. This conversation was recorded on May 10, 2017, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
- Feb 25, 20261h 12m
The Pixel: From Cave Paintings to Toy Story
The tiny pixel is the “big idea” that ties all digital imaging together. In this episode, computing‑graphics pioneer and Pixar cofounder Alvy Ray Smith shares insights from his book A Biography of the Pixel, on how this humble building block reshaped art, entertainment, and our digital world. Barbara Robertson, former Senior Editor of Computer Graphics World, moderated the conversation.This CHM Live event was recorded on August 11, 2022, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
- Feb 11, 20261h 9m
Algorithms of Love: Dating in the Digital World
What happens when the quest for love gets outsourced to computers? Just in time for Valentine's Day, we're exploring how technology has changed the ways we live and love today and what changes might be coming tomorrow.Featuring:Jeffrey Tarr, Cofounder, Operation MatchGary Kremen, Entrepreneur & Founder of Match.comSteve Dean, Online Dating Consultant at DateworkingModerator: Hanna Kozlowska, Reporter & Author of U Up? A Social History of Online Dating, which will be published with One Signal/Simon & Schuster in the US and Icon Books in the UK in 2027.This conversation was recorded on February 4, 2026, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. To watch a video of this program, please visit the Computer History Museum's YouTube channel.To learn more about the Computer History Museum and our upcoming CHM Live events, visit our website at www.computerhistory.org
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