Decoding Tech

What does it take to help shape one of the most consequential revolutions in tech history? Boris Cherny, creator and head of Claude Code, joins CHM curator David C. Brock for a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence. This CHM Live program was recorded on September 23, 2026, and made possible by the generous support of Mark and Mary Stevens. 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

The California Gold Rush created fortunes not only for prospectors, but also for the people selling picks and shovels. The contemporary version of that story is the explosive demand for AI hardware. To discuss this, Bill Dally, Nvidia's Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research, joined Norm Jouppi, Google's VP and Technical Fellow, for a conversation led by Dave Patterson, a CHM Fellow and UC Berkeley Pardee Professor of Computer Science Emeritus. This CHM Live program was recorded on August 27, 2026. 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

Smalltalk, the transformative programming language, development, and user environment pioneered by Alan Kay, turned 50 in 2022. For the occasion, Dan Ingalls and Adele Goldberg, members of Kay’s 1972 Learning Research Group at Xerox PARC, shared their experiences creating and working with Smalltalk. Former New York Times technology columnist John Markoff moderated the conversation and Alan Kay shared insights via prerecorded video.This CHM Live program was recorded on September 1, 2022. 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

David Pogue, author of the bestselling book Apple: The First 50 Years, explores Apple’s history through its four defining eras and highlights pivotal moments along the way. From the company’s founding in a garage by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to the evolution of landmark products like the iPhone, Pogue examines Apple’s cultural impact and its influence on how people relate to technology, This conversation was recorded on February 23, 2026, and CHM Curator Hansen Hsu was the interviewer. 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

What if the roots of Silicon Valley’s culture weren’t written in code but taught in a classroom?Esther Wojcicki, a trailblazing educator, journalist, and mother of tech leaders Susan and Ann Wojcicki, sat down for a live Q&A following a screening of The Godmother of Silicon Valley, a new documentary about her life. The conversation was moderated by the film's executive director Maciej Kawecki.This conversation was recorded on June 2, 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

Will AI finally fix healthcare, or create a whole new set of problems? Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, joined us to discuss his new book, A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future. Katie Hafner, host and executive producer of the Lost Women of Science podcast, moderated the conversation. This conversation was recorded on June 30, 2026, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. It was made possible by the generous support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. 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

How did the early internet help shape today's transgender identity and activism? Scholar and CHM Book Prize winner Avery Dame‑Griff joined us to discuss his book, The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet, and explore the digital origins of a movement that began long before today’s social platforms existed. The conversation was moderated by Joshua K. Reason, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, at San Francisco State University.This conversation was recorded on June 23, 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

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

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

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