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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

Ars Technica

Robert Taylor was the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agencys Information Processing Techniques Office. In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that youre using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer terminals in his office.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

An American pastime Our findings are backed by science, but they also have roots in American history. Try joining an organization or association in your community, taking part in neighborhood cleanups, or volunteering at your local senior center, animal shelter, or museum. that he wrote about it in his 1835 book Democracy in America.

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Expanding Access to Black History

Forum One

This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture —much of which centers around expanding access. The outcome was an immensely successful event that attracted audiences from all corners of the country.

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Goodbye Consulting, Hello Museum of Art & History!

Museum 2.0

Dear Museum 2.0 As of May 2, I will be the executive director of the Museum of Art & History at McPherson Center in Santa Cruz, CA (here's the press release ). I am closing down my consulting business at the end of April, but the Museum 2.0 readers, I have some exciting news. commitment to one post per week.

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Local history buffs are turning to Facebook to share memories of bygone eras

Fast Company Tech

Facebook history groups and pages have popped up in major cities like New York and Seattle and in small towns and suburbs across the U.S. ” Marks says he typically spends a few hours a month preparing and scheduling posts, researching what the museum knows about particular images to caption them as best as possible.

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Year One as a Museum Director. Survived!

Museum 2.0

Today is my one-year anniversary as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. A year ago, I put my consultant hat on the shelf and decided to jump into museum management (a sentence I NEVER would have imagined writing five years ago). I'm open to any questions you want to raise in the comments.

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Artifacts from the first COVID-19 vaccination in the US are headed to the Smithsonian

The Verge

The glass vial used in the first US COVID-19 vaccination has been acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Hartig, the museum’s Elizabeth MacMillan director, in a statement Tuesday. . | Photo by Mark Lennihan - Pool/Getty Images. The urgent need for effective vaccines in the U.S.

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