Vibe-coding for local history
AI makes it possible to write interesting and useful programs even if you don’t know how to code. Describe what
Digital humanities, Little Compton Historical Society, Museums, Technology
Technology
History of Technology, making, teaching, Technology, Uncategorized
Boatbuilding
In Fall semester 2019 I co-taught a course called Boatbuilding: Design, Making, and Culture, with Chris Bull and Shep Shapiro.
Digital humanities, Research, Technology
Open Access Articles! or, what happens to old articles
How best to make journal articles accessible? Over the years, I’ve published a few dozen essays, in a range of
History of Technology, making, repair, teaching, Technology
Teaching Skill
In the Fall semester, I taught a new course, a seminar for first-year students: “Skills: From the Medieval Workshop to
making, repair, Technology
“Just measure, cut and bolt together”
I which I find out what I don’t know about building things by building things. Making a potting bench. On Medium. https://medium.com/@lubar/just-measure-cut-and-bolt-together-4a48c9dd2647
History of Technology, Technology
Making things
I’ve finished my “Lessons from the Lost Museum” book manuscript and I’m starting to think about a new project. I’ve
Exhibits, History of Museums, Museums, Technology, Uncategorized
Design Objects in Museums
[my talk to the Questioning Aesthetics Symposium, RISD, March 2015] The call for papers placed this conference in the context of RISD’s
History of Technology, presentation, Programs, Public humanities, Technology
Connecting with The Wright Brothers
I was honored to give a brief talk as part of the kickoff for Reading Across Rhode Island’s everyone-should-read-it book,
History of Museums, Museums, Technology
Building a skiascope
“The theoretic value of the skiascope is incontestable.” —Benjamin Ives Gilman In
Collections, Exhibits, History of Museums, Museums, Technology
Collecting the History of Technology at the National Museum of American History
Collecting for history museums is challenging work, and there needs to be more research and writing on both its history and
