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Katherine Barbera @brightarchives

founding partner at Bright Archives LLC | co-host of the Bright Archives #podcast

Joined December 2015
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Check out this recent interview from the Oral History Program addressing the challenges and rewards of combining math and the arts early experimentation with computer generated art #oralhistory
CMU Libraries@CMULibraries
9 Jun 2023
In his oral history interview, Duane Palyka (CFA/MCS, '67) expands upon his computer art experiments and discusses his early artwork, his aversion to working in steel mills, and the challenges of studying both math and art at @CarnegieMellon. Learn more: bit.ly/3OYOeWR
Duane Palyka holds a copy of "Artist and Computer," edited by Ruth Leavitt

ALT Duane Palyka holds a copy of "Artist and Computer," edited by Ruth Leavitt

"Maybe I can write computer programs that would entertain me as much as what I'm doing with my subconscious. So I started trying to program the computer to make art." - Quote by Duane Palyka

ALT "Maybe I can write computer programs that would entertain me as much as what I'm doing with my subconscious. So I started trying to program the computer to make art." - Quote by Duane Palyka

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CMU Libraries@CMULibraries
12 May 2023
AI chatbots such as #ChatGPT have been making headlines recently, leading to speculation about the future of #AI. In this special episode of the Cut Pathways podcast, hear from computer scientists about their hopes for the futures in the field. Learn more: bit.ly/42iHyH0
Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash of a robot using a laptop while sitting on a park bench.

ALT Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash of a robot using a laptop while sitting on a park bench.
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A recent interview by the CMU Oral History Program. This was a fun one 👀👇
CMU Libraries@CMULibraries
18 Apr 2023
Rolling Stone called Van Dyke Parks "the Gertrude Stein of the new pop music." In his oral history interview, Parks discusses his teenage years in the McKeesport area, attending Carnegie Institute of Tech in the 1960s to study music composition, and more. youtu.be/BR65QnT76xg
Parks holds a copy of "Van Dyke Parks Orchestrates Verónica Valerio: Only in America" (released in 2021).

ALT Parks holds a copy of "Van Dyke Parks Orchestrates Verónica Valerio: Only in America" (released in 2021).
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Hi, friends. The Robotics Project team is excited to share two new resources related to our work preserving the history of #robotics @carnegiemellon. This is the culmination of years of collaborative work and research - thank you to everyone who made it possible 🙏 #archives
CMU Libraries@CMULibraries
11 Apr 2023
It’s #RoboWeek! 🤖 To celebrate we’ve released a new toolkit and digital archive from The Robotics Project. See video, photos, & more to learn about some of the history of robotics at @carnegiemellon and @scsatcmu. roboticsarchive.library.cmu.…
Dr. Hans Moravec, former head of the Mobile Robots Laboratory in the Robotics Institute, sits with the robot Neptune, ca. 1985. From the Robotics Institute Photograph Collection, Carnegie Mellon University Archives.

ALT Dr. Hans Moravec, former head of the Mobile Robots Laboratory in the Robotics Institute, sits with the robot Neptune, ca. 1985. From the Robotics Institute Photograph Collection, Carnegie Mellon University Archives.

A close-up view of the Direct Drive Arm I, created at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982 by Dr. Takeo Kanade and Dr. Harry Asada. From the Christopher G. Atkeson Collection, Carnegie Mellon University Archives.

ALT A close-up view of the Direct Drive Arm I, created at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982 by Dr. Takeo Kanade and Dr. Harry Asada. From the Christopher G. Atkeson Collection, Carnegie Mellon University Archives.

A view of a soccer robot produced at Carnegie Mellon without its plastic covering. The robot competed in the small-size league as part of the RoboCup Federation’s World Cup event, ca. 2006. From the Manuela Veloso Papers, Carnegie Mellon University Archives.

ALT A view of a soccer robot produced at Carnegie Mellon without its plastic covering. The robot competed in the small-size league as part of the RoboCup Federation’s World Cup event, ca. 2006. From the Manuela Veloso Papers, Carnegie Mellon University Archives.

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Learn more about the The Robotics Project at Carnegie Mellon 👀👉 library.cmu.edu/robot-archiv…

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Read more about the new digital robotics #archive and Multimodal Archives toolkit 👇 library.cmu.edu/about/news/2…
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Sam Lemley@samuellemley
2 Mar 2023
Rare books and robots! Only @CMULibraries
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Recently visited the #architecture archives in @CMULibraries and found this gem from Arthur Lubetz
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I love the optimism in this drawing - may all #Pittsburgh windows look out onto blue skies ☀️
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Learn more about @CMULibraries fascinating #architecture archives 👇🔗 library.cmu.edu/distinctive-…
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I'm so grateful to the fantastic team at Pitt Archives & Special Collections for helping us with research for this episode 🙏🙏
Pitt Archives & Special Collections@PittArchives
3 Feb 2023
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Interested in learning more? Check out the Selma Burke Art Center episode of Cut Pathways: An Oral History Podcast developed by the Oral History Program @CMULibraries: podbean.com/ew/pb-yxu85-12e4…
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Can't wait to check out these other #Pittsburgh #podcasts. Nice to see Cut Pathways (@CMULibraries) on the list 🙏
Pittsburgh City Paper@PGHCityPaper
24 Jan 2023
Listen to these Pittsburgh podcasts on your commute, including ones from @cmoa, @wqed, @pittsburghparks, and more 🎧 pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/…
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Cut Pathways #podcast👇🎧 podbean.com/pu/pbblog-g5hzy-…

Cut Pathways | Cut Pathways

Thanks to everyone who listened to Cut Pathways! Our special episode on artificial intelligence will be out last episode. Signing off, Katherine and Dave. ******** Cut Pathways, a podcast developed...

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The latest update on The Robotics Project, presented at #cni22f. A toolkit of our findings and recommendations for #robotics preservation/archives is coming out soon. Stay tuned!
Keith Webster@CMKeithW
5 Jan 2023
The recording of our presentation at #cni22f "The Robotics Project: Insights on Collecting Complex Multimodal Materials in a Research Ecosystem" is now available at youtube.com/watch?v=EbXDr-1_… More information on our work is at library.cmu.edu/university-a… @brightarchives @CMULibraries
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Does anyone else look at a small patch of blue sky in mid-winter and think, "oh wow, it's sunny!" I feel like that may be a #Pittsburgh thing. #glasshalffull 🤷‍♀️
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“Punk is the anti-cult, yinz guys are in the cult!” - Learn about the origins of #Pittsburgh #Punk in the latest episode of the Cut Pathways podcast 🎧podbean.com/ew/pb-q3iun-1344…

S3E7: Steel City Outsiders and the Institutional Avant-Garde | “The...

In 1976, punk started making headlines in New York and England, and by 1977, punk was central to a growing community of Pittsburghers in the neighborhood of Oakland. The punk scene spanned communit...

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A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to season 3, including the creative and talented @davidbernabo who produced all of the episodes 🙏
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“It was a natural, organic explosion that happened in Pittsburgh” - Hear all the episodes from season 3, “Steel City Outsiders and the Institutional Avant-Garde,” wherever you get your #podcasts podbean.com/pu/pbblog-g5hzy-…

Cut Pathways | Cut Pathways

Thanks to everyone who listened to Cut Pathways! Our special episode on artificial intelligence will be out last episode. Signing off, Katherine and Dave. ******** Cut Pathways, a podcast developed...

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