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Over the last few months, I have been working on a virtual exhibit project with the University of Colorado Boulder Media Archaeology Lab. My colleague Dr. Jessica FitzPatrick and I have been putting together an augmented reality popup book to tell stories of some fascinating technology artifacts. One of these artifacts, a Polaroid Land camera,…
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As part of my recovery from spinal surgery I have to walk as much as I possibly can. I’ve been walking between teaching online classes, between meetings, between working on grant proposals. A camera is a great companion for walks – it helps you notice and capture things that you normally walk by without giving…
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A few weeks ago one of my friends told me about the HBO mini-series Chernobyl. I was somewhat skeptical about watching it, and here is why. I grew up in Gomel, Belarus. On April 26, 1986, I was playing soccer outside when a huge gust of wind blew the ball across the yard. My grandmother…
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A few weeks ago we took a pasta making class with the amazing Viviana Altieri of the Istituto Mondo Italiano. Viviana is such an incredible teacher – the girls had a blast making pasta by hand.
Dmitriy B. 