Category Archives: From My Work

These are posts that have to do with my day to day job at the American Museum of Natural History.

Where to Find Me at the upcoming MuseWeb Conference

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Barry

I love MuseWeb. When I started work in 2012 at AMNH, it was the only conference everyone asked me about. Are you going? Are you going? So eventually I went, and I found my people. Educators were still a small … Continue reading →

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Announcing Launch of New Web Site for Barry Joseph Consulting

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Barry

In June of 1995, I posted my first web site. It was an innovative use of the new HTML tags for tables. Super snazzy – for the time, at least. In the last 27 years, I have produced countless web … Continue reading →

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Barry Joseph Consulting, LLC is Open For Business

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Barry

After years of thinking about it, this month I finally launched my own consulting business. I couldn’t be more excited. And I am thrilled to tell you about my first three clients. My first client is the Natural History Museum … Continue reading →

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Embracing the Job Search with Joyful Trepidation

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Barry

I shouldn’t be writing this right now, the first morning of Rosh Hashanah (I should be getting ready for temple, albeit a virtual one), but how could I not? On the Jewish New Year we eat apples dipped in honey … Continue reading →

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4th Remote Girl Scout Session

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Barry

(read all the posts on the remote Girl Scout Troop series here) Monday we had our 15th session of our Junior Troop, our 4th since we’ve been “paused” here in NYC held completely online, with all participants and leaders at … Continue reading →

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3rd Remote Girl Scout Troop Session

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Barry

(read all the posts on the remote Girl Scout Troop series here) Yesterday we had our 14th session of our Junior Troop, our 3rd since we’ve been “paused” here in NYC held completely online, with all participants and leaders at … Continue reading →

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Running a Girl Scout Troop during a Period of Social Distancing

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Barry

There are so many ways to run a Girl Scout Troop during a period of social isolation. I know a suburban Troop Leader who arranged for her girls to do a craft together using a local company that makes individual … Continue reading →

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Girls Scouts of the USA, Here I Come!

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Barry

I am thrilled to announce that next month I will start work in an exciting new position at the Girls Scouts of the USA (which most of us know as just the Girl Scouts). Founded in Savannah, Georgia on March … Continue reading →

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This is not my chair (and the 20 year story of the one that is)

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Barry

This is not my chair (see photo on right). I AM sitting in a chair (about to roll down a hill – a story I will explain below) but it’s a different chair. My chair, which I bought in 1998, … Continue reading →

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Video and Images from Visualizing Science Course Presentation

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Barry

Last month concluded with the final session of our Visualizing Science course. This was a deep dive into the role science visualization is playing in research labs across the Museum, and across the disciplines, with a special focus on tools … Continue reading →

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