https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/videos/RSS feed for the videosenThu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/national-treasure-the-hirshhorn-is-brutalism/The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is renowned for its striking architecture and impressive collection of contemporary art. Whether you're an art enthusiast, a history buff, or simply curious about that concrete donut on the National Mall, learn more about its Brutalist background in this new episode of National Treasure.Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/national-treasure-the-feud-behind-the-peacock/The Peacock Room at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has it all: friendship, betrayal, revenge, and… peacocks. Learn more about the iconic artist James McNeill Whistler and his shocking feud with patron Frederick Leyland in this new episode of National Treasure.Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/10-fun-facts-about-bioluminescence_1/Discover the incredible ways in which living organisms illuminate the darkness of the deep sea, lush forests, and even our own backyards.Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-mix-of-classical-and-jazz/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Hazel-Scotts-Lifetime-of-High-Notes.html In a performance filmed for World War II soldiers, Hazel Scott begins with a section from Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" and ends with a jazzy tune (Army / Navy Screen Magazine).Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/when-tarantulas-attack/A Smithsonian entomologist demonstrates how tarantulas feed by placing live crickets inches from their jaws.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-raid-on-harpers-ferry/In one fateful night, John Brown brought the country closer to Civil War (Video: Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Day-of-Reckoning.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-mariachis-of-puebla/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Savoring-Puebla.html The streets of Puebla are filled with the sound of Mariachis who sing at most traditional Mexican ceremony.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/7-weirdest-bird-calls/When it comes to bird calls, every chirp, trill, and warble tells a story. From eerie screeches to melodic tunes, these distinctive sounds from nature are sure to surprise you. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Video Producer: Sierra Theobald Video Editor: Michael Kneller Script: Michelle Mehrtens, Michael Kneller Audio provided by the Macaulay Library at Cornell LabTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smg-002-james-webb-space-telescope/For more than a year now, the world has been treated to breathtaking images of the outer reaches of our universe from the NASA instrument. But how does it even work? --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/chili-and-the-food-of-the-southwest/Jane Butel, author and expert on food from the American Southwest, reveals the stories behind how chili peppers, beef and wine became part of the region's cuisine (Meredith Bragg)Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smg-007-lincoln-facts/The 16th president is widely celebrated for his role in helping to abolish slavery and preserving the Union during the Civil War. But did you know these facts about this iconic figure in American History? --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-best-small-towns-to-celebrate-summer/From charming streets to stunning scenery, consider Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, or New York for your next summer adventure. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Producer: Sierra Theobald Editor: Michael KnellerTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/chuck-yeager-press-conference-1953/By 1953, six years after the Bell X-1 first went supersonic, that airplane and others were routinely flying at more than twice the speed of sound. On December 17, 1953the 50th anniversary of the Wright brothers first powered flight at Kitty HawkMajor Yeager sat down at the Pentagon for an informal press briefing to discuss his own Mach 2.43 flight in the X-1 five days earlier. Video: Department of Defense, Courtesy National Archives and Records AdministrationTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/wayne-thiebaud-beyond-the-cakes/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Wayne-Thiebaud-is-Not-a-Pop-Artist.html He made a name for himself painting pastries and other everyday objects, but his other work--cartoons and cityscapes--showcase the scope of his talents.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/five-surprising-facts-about-pompeii/This immersive archaeological exploration of Pompeii, a once-thriving Roman city, will transport you back in time – before the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/listen-to-the-sounds-of-the-music-box/More on The Music Box: http://j.mp/KX15yK The artists behind the most eccentric place in New Orleans present their wacky homemade instrumentsTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/behind-the-scenes-at-the-world-orchid-conventi/Article: http://j.mp/AwLdIY The global orchid community convenes in Singapore to compete for the title of best in show.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-secret-plot-to-kill-lincoln/More on the unsuccessful plot to kill Lincoln: http://j.mp/VnSZ9g During his inauguration tour in 1861, the president's life was threatened in the city of Baltimore.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-magnificent-shells-of-the-smithsonian/Home to the worlds largest shell collection, the Smithsonian catalogues and studies shells both large and small, spiky and smooth (Brendan McCabe). Read more at http://Smithsonian.com/shellsTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/dont-call-the-blobfish-ugly/From its unique appearance to its habitat and behavior, here's everything you need to know about this mysterious deep-sea creature. Dive into the world of the blobfish and discover why it has become an iconic symbol of marine life. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Video Editor: Sierra Theobald Graphic Designer: Kevin SchoenblumTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/andy-warhols-headlines/Ever the media gadfly himself, the pop artist was fascinated by newspapers, especially the tabloids, as explored in a new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Bringing-Andy-Warhols-Shadows-to-the-Hirshhorn.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/edward-steichens-world-war-ii-photographers/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/In-Vogue.html At 62 years old, Edward Steichen convinced the U.S. Navy to let him gather a team of photographers to capture the men serving their country in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/anne-kelly-knowles-uses-gis-tools-to-re-write/The American Ingenuity Award winner is using geographic information systems to map history's most iconic landscapesTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/elon-musks-journey-to-mars/How the American Ingenuity Award winner plans to build a self-sustaining civilization on MarsTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smg-004-how-did-dinosaurs-die/Almost 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth – and changed our planet forever. From tsunamis to shockwaves, join us on a journey through time as we explore the science behind this cataclysmic event. READ MORE about the last day of a dinosaur here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-last-day-in-the-life-of-an-edmontosaurus-180979932/ --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-art-of-gaman-arts-and-crafts-from-the-jap/During World War II, Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps used scraps and found materials to create beautiful works of art.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/reviving-the-ohlone-language/Using archived ethnographic research, Linda Yamane is bringing back the language of the Ohlone, a Northern California tribe. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/american-indian-heritage.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-books-of-thomas-jeffersons-library/Jeffersons respect for the enlightenment ideals of memory, reason and imagination shaped how he organized his library (Video: Molly Roberts). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/On-the-Hunt-for-Jeffersons-Lost-Books.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-daily-life-in-niaqornat-greenland/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/In-Search-of-the-Mysterious-Narwhal.html Staff writer Abigail Tucker relates her experiences reporting from the small Arctic village of narwhal hunters.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/opening-jim-thorpes-wheaties/Read more about Thorpe: http://j.mp/M9PsXT Smithsonian conservators go to extreme lengths to prepare an iconic box of cereal for displayTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/working-with-orangutans/What makes human and orangutan brains different? Researchers at the National Zoo hope to find out by playing customized computer games with the savvy primates.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-art-of-video-games/Read more: http://j.mp/xYN632 Chris Melissinos, guest curator of an exhibit about video games at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, explains what makes the genre an art formTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/kitchen-of-the-golden-temple/This sacred shrine in India feeds over 100,000 people a day regardless of race, religion and class.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-stamp-collector-in-chief/Read more about FDR at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/From-the-Castle-FDRs-Stamps.html A stamp collector since childhood, Franklin Roosevelt designed postage stamps to help promote his presidential agenda.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/how-ok-go-has-revolutionized-the-music-video/OK Go, Damian Kulash Jr. and Trish Sie | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winners for Visual Arts Specializing in the whimsical and unexpected, these artistic dynamos have collaborated on some of the most arresting music videos ever made. This year’s “Upside Down & Inside Out” showcases the OK Go band members in a gravity-defying gambol shot aboard a Russian jetliner flying parabolas to induce periods of weightlessness. (“Here It Goes Again,” a treadmill ballet released in 2006, won a Grammy Award for best short-form video.) OK Go, formed in Chicago in 1998 and now based in Los Angeles, features Tim Nordwind (bass), Andy Ross (guitar), Dan Konopka (drums) and Damian Kulash Jr. (vocals and guitar). “Upside Down & Inside Out” is the fourth video that Kulash has co-directed with Sie, an acclaimed choreographer and film director who is also his sister. Read more about their work: http://smithmag.co/HZ8vzr | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqyTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/remembering-the-dark-days-of-the-cuban-missile/What did analysts find in the recon photographs from the Cuban Missile Crisis? http://j.mp/RwFMbj Former CIA analyst Dino Brugioni was one of the first to spot missiles in Cuba in October 1962.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/what-really-happened-in-the-election-of-1800/Two titans of the era went head-to-head in a heated race for the presidency. The stakes were high. The very future of a young nation hung in the balance. Join us as we explore the revolutionary ideas that shaped this critical moment in American democracy. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/arcimboldo-more-than-meets-the-eye/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Arcimboldos-Feast-for-the-Eyes.html The Hapsburg Dynasty's court painter's unique style of portraiture, using fruits, vegetables and animals to compose his faces -- has fascinated artists and the general public for centuries.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-meaning-behind-hula/Paul Theroux's Quest to Define Hawaii: http://j.mp/HPVhp8 For Hawaiians, both native and those who have made it their adopted home, the Hula is more than just a dance, it is a artistic representation of the islands themselvesTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-first-ladies-dresses-at-the-smithsonian/An exhibit about the first ladies reopens at the National Museum of American History, including dresses worn at inaugural balls.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/3d-scanning-bringing-history-back-to-life/More on 3D scanning: http://j.mp/JM43KD Specialists are using new technology to unravel a mystery in the Smithsonian collections.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/this-truffle-dog-is-facing-a-really-challengin/Lola, a Lagotto Romagnolo trained to sniff out and dig up black truffles in her native Washington, is ready for a challenge: to find truffles out of season on a hot day where their distinctive odor dissipates really quickly. Video courtesy of Smithsonian Channel.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/space-archaeologist-sarah-parcak-uses-satellit/Sarah Parcak | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for History This tech-savvy researcher of our past uses satellites and other remote-sensing tools to discover and explore stunning new evidence of lost cultures—including, just this year, another possible Viking site in North America. In addition, she has located an astonishing number of ancient Egyptian remains—thousands of settlements, lost tombs and hidden pyramids. A Yale- and Cambridge-trained Egyptologist and archaeologist, Parcak is a professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she serves as founding director of the Laboratory for Global Observation. Read more about Parcak’s work: http://smithmag.co/ZuwTGP | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqyTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-photography-of-timothy-h-osullivan/After his start capturing the horrors of the Civil War for Mathew Brady's studio, 19th century photographer Timothy O'Sullivan uncovered the beauty of the great expanses of the American westTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/seeing-baltimore-through-aubrey-bodines-lens/A. Aubrey Bodine's daughter reflects on her father's trained eye toward capturing the people of Charm City. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Photographing-Baltimores-Working-Class.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-scurlocks-and-black-washington/For over 80 years, the Scurlock photography studio catalogued the lives of the black middle class of Washington, D.C (The exhibit, The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise, is on view at the National Museum of American History through November 15, 2009. Thanks to Lonnie Bunch, Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which co-organized the exhibit). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Scurlock-Studio-Picture-of-Prosperity.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/unearthing-the-history-of-the-potato/From the Americas to Europe then back again, there's more to the potato than meets the eyes.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/how-to-distill-texas-whiskey/Garrison Brothers use local ingredients and antique machinery to create the smooth spiritTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-portraits-of-thomas-jefferson/Read more about Thomas Jefferson: http://j.mp/w07Y8G At the turn of the 18th century, Americans learned what their leaders looked like through paintings and drawings, explains a historian at the National Portrait GalleryTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/colombia-dispatch-video-turco-gils-accordion/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/colombia-dispatches.html In Valledupar, Colombia, Turco Gil operates a school to teach local children how to play vallenato music. Listen to Juan David Atencia, a blind 9-year-old prodigy play the accordion.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-shorebirds-of-delaware-bay/Staff writer Abigail Tucker recounts the scene of a beach littered with horseshoe crabs and a sky filled with red knots. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Return-of-the-Sandpiper.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/music-during-the-american-civil-war/The musicians of the Union and Confederate armies provided strong memories of the homes left behind for the battlefield.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/what-bridgerton-gets-right-about-the-regency-e/From gender roles to etiquette to fashion, step back in time to learn more about the real lives of the Regency women who inspired 'Bridgerton.' --- To read more about the Regency era - and 'Bridgerton' - check out these articles from Smithsonian Magazine: What 'Bridgerton' Gets Wrong About Corsets: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-bridgerton-gets-wrong-about-corsets-180976691/ The Real History Behind 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story' https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-real-history-behind-queen-charlotte-a-bridgerton-story-180982130/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smg-003-king-tuts-tomb/Do you ever wonder what secrets lie beneath the sands of Egypt? Prepare to be astonished as we unveil the untouched tomb of King Tutankhamun. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/writing-letters-to-everyone-in-the-world/Two British artists travel to Pittsburgh for their second installment of their "Mysterious Letters" art project.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-rare-look-at-tucker-cars/Collector David Cammack owns three of the 43 remaining cars in existence designed by Preston Tucker, which he puts on display in a secluded museum in Virginia. Editor's Note: We're sad to report that David Cammack passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the age of 84.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-museum-of-glass/From decorative urns and plates to chandeliers, the Corning Museum of Glass features glass blown items from today to as far back as ancient Egypt.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/herman-leonards-jazz-photographs/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Herman-Leonards-Eye-for-Jazz.html With just a camera as his ticket, Herman Leonard captured jazz icons performing on and off stage.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-hall-of-presidents/Senior historian Sid Hart discusses the highlights of the National Portrait Gallerys Hall of Presidents. (Filmed and Edited by Ryan Reed / Produced by Beth Py-Lieberman, Megan Gambino and Jesse Rhodes). Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/02/tour-the-portrait-gallerys-hall-of-presidents-on-presidents-day/Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/mathew-bradys-vision/Mathew Brady is known for his Civil War photography and groundbreaking work in the field. Read more about the Civil War at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Civil-War-History.html.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-life-of-george-ault/Alexander Nemerov looks back at the artist's life and how earlymisfortunes shaped his interpretation of the 1940sTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ask-smithsonian-whats-the-oldest-animal/Take a guess - the answer might surprise youTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-rhythms-of-gamelan-music/Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2008/12/music-of-the-tropics-balinese-drum-troupe-performs-at-the-sackler/ Bells and gongs are the sounds behind Gamelan music, which has different variants from one Indonesian island to the next.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/dave-shealys-2000-skunk-ape-clip/From Smithsonian.com's story on Dave Shealy, Florida's self-proclaimed skunk ape expert: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/need-a-new-organ-surgeon-anthony-atala-sees-a/Anthony Atala | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for Life Sciences The director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Atala is a surgeon and leading expert in creating living human tissues and organs to replace those that are defective or damaged. He has spent the past decade attempting to construct living organs using 3-D printing technology. Atala implanted the world’s first laboratory-grown organ into a human in 1999 and, this year, he and his colleagues “printed” cartilage, bone and muscle tissue before successfully implanting them into a lab animal. That’s a crucial first step toward Atala’s long-term goal of overcoming the dire shortage of donated organs with custom-made body parts. Read more about Atala's work: http://smithmag.co/SiiV2J | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqyTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/historian-speaks-to-lincolns-legacy/Author Harold Holzer discusses Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the President's lasting impact on modern American politics and nostalgia (Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/walking-through-civil-war-history/Edwin Bearss lends a dynamic personality and a booming voice to teaching the history of the Civil War in northern Virginia (Meredith Bragg)Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/inside-robert-franks-the-americans/The National Gallery of Art organized a comprehensive exhibit of Robert Frank's work (Images courtesy of: National Gallery of Art; Produced by: Diane Bolz and Brian Wolly)Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/remembering-the-birmingham-church-bombing/More on the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing: http://j.mp/15wAByw A former Freedom Rider describes what it was like walking among the rubble of the 16th Avenue Baptist ChurchTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/what-is-a-solar-eclipse/Have you ever wondered what a solar eclipse is? Join us as we explore the science behind this awe-inspiring celestial event. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/top-chef-shows-how-to-cook-a-geoduck/Hung Huynh, winner of Season 3 of Top Chef, prepares the giant clam two different ways, raw and fried. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Happy-As-Clams.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/benh-zeitlin-and-the-beasts-of-the-southern-wi/The American Ingenuity Award winner describes what it takes to tell a great storyTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-cyrus-cylinder-an-artifact-ahead-of-its-t/More on the Cyrus Cylinder: http://j.mp/16gs7Op This relic from ancient Persia had a profound influence on the Founding FathersTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/how-coral-reefs-spawn/Watch breathtaking underwater footage off the Panama coast, where coral reefs reproduce in a flurry of carefully-timed action. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/A-Coral-Reefs-Mass-Spawning.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/was-mary-surratt-a-lincoln-conspirator/The southern widow's Maryland house was a crucial stop on the escape route for assassin John Wilkes Booth the night he shot the president. Read more about Abraham Lincoln at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-art-of-sausage-making/Read more at http://Smithsonian.com/wurst Stanley Feder, founder of Simply Sausage, walks us through what it takes to make truly outstanding links.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/nikita-khrushchevs-great-american-tour/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Nikita-in-Hollywood.html As part of a diplomatic mission, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev traveled across the United States, meeting Americans from New York to Iowa to California.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/how-many-beads-can-you-glue-to-the-outside-of/The Huichol people of west-central Mexico have designed the Vochol—a car turned work of artTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/decoding-the-national-cryptologic-museum/The CIA burglar who went rogue: http://j.mp/UpJtCJ Using the Enigma and the Sigaba, world powers encrypted their messages in hopes of catching their opponents by surprise.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/one-life-the-mask-of-lincoln/National Portrait Gallery historian David C. Ward discusses images of Abraham Lincoln that document his life in the White House (Anika Gupta, Beth Py-Lieberman, Jesse Rhodes and Ryan Reed). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-folk-dances-of-jodhpur/Hailing from an area known for its raucous music and dance traditions, the Kalapriya Dance Troupe perform at the opening of the "Garden and Cosmos" exhibit (Anika Gupta). Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2008/10/dance-of-the-desert-hindu-folk-performance-brings-raucous-rhythms-to-the-mall/Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/five-surprising-facts-about-rosa-parks/Largely recognized for her leading role in the bus boycott of 1955, Rosa Parks was an enduring activist for the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout her numerous decades of service, Parks left behind a legacy of hope, inspiration, and leadership for millions around the world. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/what-goes-into-a-prohibition-era-cocktail/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Wayne-B-Wheeler-The-Man-Who-Turned-Off-the-Taps.html Beverage expert Derek Brown shows how to make three cocktails from the early 20th century at his Washington, D.C. bar.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/stephen-colbert-congratulates-ok-go-on-winning/"OK Go made music videos relevant again." – Stephen Colbert OK Go​, Damian Kulash Jr. and Trish Sie​ won the Smithsonian magazine​ American Ingenuity Award for Visual Arts for pushing the music-video envelope with their zero-gravity video for "Upside Down & Inside Out." Read more about their work and see the video here: http://smithmag.co/HZ8vzr The Smithsonian has been celebrating innovation in American culture for more than 150 years, and following in this tradition, Smithsonian magazine presents the American Ingenuity Awards, honoring revolutionary breakthroughs in the arts and sciences, education and social progress. http://smithmag.co/R7hyROTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/how-butterfly-wings-inspire-innovation/More on biomimicry: http://j.mp/RI3OOB Scientists believe the iridescent wings of the morphos butterfly could be used in technology to benefit humans.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/inside-dogfish-head-brewery/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Beer-Archaeologist.html One of the brains behind the famed Delaware brewery talks about what goes into producing one of their beers.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/q-a-george-friedman_1/Looking at the future of geopolitics, the author reveals the surprising results of his research. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/40th-anniversary/George-Friedman-on-World-War-III.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-peep-jousting-experiment/Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/04/01/a-peep-experiment/ Our Surprising Science blogger tests whether stale peeps or fresh peeps are better for the spring tradition of peep jousting.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-sounds-of-the-sperm-whale/Read more about sperm whales: http://j.mp/sOSais Watch underwater footage of the mammal and hear its strange clicking sounds that are crucial to their survivalTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-joy-of-cooking-with-julia-child/Through her television shows, Julia Child shared her love for culinary arts with the world.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/announcing-the-winners-of-the-21st-annual-smit/After reviewing more than 30,000 photos, the editors of Smithsonian magazine are proud to announce the winning submissions. Learn more about the finalists and winners of 2024 here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/see-winners-21st-annual-smithsonian-magazine-photo-contest-180984001/. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/what-did-the-rebel-yell-sound-like/ARTICLE: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/civil-war-veterans-come-alive-in-audio-and-video-recordings-97841665/ In this exclusive clip from the 1930s, Confederate veterans step up to the mic and let out their version of the fearsome rallying cry.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/billy-collins-reads-the-unfortunate-traveler/Smithsonian magazine's poetry consultant recites his poem commissioned for a special photography issueTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/bavarias-beer-gardens/Some people may relax and read a newspaper with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, but in south Germany, they do it with a beer.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/palladio-americas-architectural-grandfather/The grand buildings of Washington, D.C. would look quite different were it not for the work of Palladio. Read more at Smithsonian.comTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smithsonian-national-zoo-doctor/Watch Dr. Suzan Murray perform her morning rounds (Kenneth R. Fletcher)Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/examining-an-orangutan/At the National Zoo, primates undergo routine checkups to ensure a healthy lifestyle.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/restaging-the-greensboro-counter-sit-in/Learn how to stage a sit-in right next to the Greensboro lunch counter, the location of one of the civil rights movement's most famous protests (Video by: Katy June-Friesen). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Courage-at-the-Greensboro-Lunch-Counter.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-dark-and-deadly-history-of-the-plague/What caused the Plague? And what methods did people use to combat the spread? Learn about its origins, past outbreaks (including the Black Death), and the long-lasting impact of its legacy today. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Producer: Sierra Theobald Video Editor: Natalie Cline Graphic Designer: Kevin SchoenblumTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/an-explosive-event-with-cai-guo-qiang/Read more about the event here: http://j.mp/TyPfBO The world famous Chinese artist uses pyrotechnics to turn a 40-foot-tall pine tree into an optical illusion.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/national-treasure-the-history-of-the-lie-det/Have you ever wondered whether lie detectors actually...work? Join us as we delve into the history and science behind these devices - from how they measure "deception" to the controversies surrounding their use. This video is the first episode of the National Treasure series, where we share behind-the-scenes stories of objects in the Smithsonian Collections. --------- To learn more about the exhibition "Forensic Science on Trial" at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, read below: What a 100-Year-Old Lie Detector and 150-Year-Old Arsenic Tests Tell Us About Forensic Science Today https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-a-100-year-old-lie-detector-and-150-year-old-arsenic-tests-tell-us-about-forensic-science-today-180984623/ Forensic Science on Trial https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/forensic-science-trial Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Producer & Editor: Sierra Theobald Motion Designer: Ricardo Jaimes Original Footage: Cade MartinTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/creator-of-ted-conference-i-hate-being-spoke/Richard Saul Wurman, the founder of the popular speaker series, shares his ideas for how to make learning more interestingTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/meet-the-elephants/Read more about elephants at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-Male-Elephants-Bond.html Keepers and pachyderms alike are enjoying the new Asian elephant exhibit, Elephant Trails, at the National Zoo.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-lost-map-of-the-hindenburg/Read more about the Hindenburg disaster: http://j.mp/HZGkDE Seventy-five years after the tragedy, a curator at the National Postal Museum made a discovery that shed new light on what happened to the doomed dirigibleTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-residents-of-arlington-cemetery/While President Kennedy may be one of the best known gravesites in Arlington, there are many other notable Americans buried in these sacred grounds (Ryan Reed and Molly Roberts). Read more at http://smithsonian.com/arlingtonTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-sultry-jazz-of-john-eaton/Take a walk through jazz history with pianist John Eaton as he recollects his career of the past five decades (Meredith Bragg)Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/civil-war-ballooning/The story of how Thaddeus Lowe reinvented reconnaissance at the encouragement of President Lincoln.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/remembering-the-horrors-of-auschwitz/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Can-Auschwitz-Be-Saved.html From the moment they arrived at the concentration camp, Jews and other Holocaust victims were treated like animals, and only a lucky group survived the experience.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/in-the-kitchen-with-top-chef-dale-talde/From the kitchen of his new restaurant in Brooklyn, the chef talks about what it takes to fuse Asian cuisine with an American twistTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/how-do-you-3d-scan-a-dinosaur/A night at the museum with the Smithsonian's "Laser Cowboys" http://j.mp/17Vclt8 Using laser scanners and high-tech computer software, Vince Rossi and Adam Metallo are recreating a digital Dinosaur Hall before it's dismantledTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-navy-plebe-re-meets-his-match/Photojournalist Lucian Perkins reunites Naval Academy graduates Sandee Irwin and Don Holcomb, 30 years after his photo captured the new gender dynamics at the school (Photography Interview and Production by Lucian Perkins; Music: Kevin MacLeod; Photos from World War II, Korea and Vietnam by the U.S. Army and Air Force). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Salami-Mr-Holcomb.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/you-have-v-mail/Victory Mail allowed servicemen during World War II to transmit letters to their loved ones back home quickly and easily (National Postal Museum). Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2008/12/before-email-there-was-v-mail/Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/how-one-photographer-recreated-19th-century-po/Smithsonian magazine commissioned Drew Gardner for a project that connects Black Americans today to their lost ancestry. Read about Gardner’s project and process, as well as more details about the subjects of this incredible series here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/descendants-black-civil-war-heroes-wear-heritage-pride-180983397/ Video produced by Sierra Theobald. Special thanks to Drew Gardner Additional credits: Emma MacBeath, WikiTree US Black Heritage project; Ottawa Goodman, research and coordinator; Sam Dole, Penumbra Foundation; Elizabeth Zuck, set design; Calvin Osbourne, props and costume; Angela Huff, hair and make up; Diego Huerta, Lexia Krebs, behind-the-scenes filming; background prints by Fujifilm USATue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/shocking-history-legacy-salem-witch-trials/What fueled the frenzy that sent so many to their deaths in colonial America? And how did Americans reckon with the aftermath of the panic? --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/edward-curtis-photographing-the-north-america/A close look reveals how the famed photographer altered his glass negatives, creating the popular image of Native Americans that still exists todayTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/inside-the-photobooth/Collector Nakki Goranin leads a tour of her collection (Kenneth Fletcher). Read more at http://smithsonian.com/photoboothTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/kennedy-for-president/The curators at the American History museum delve into the archives to show artifacts from the 1960 election.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/farewell-tai-shan/Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/12/tai-shan-will-return-to-china/ Visitors to the National Zoo have enjoyed watching their baby panda grow up over the last four years.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/my-three-hour-tour-of-eight-smithsonian-museums/How to build a museum tours app? Send the intern out to see if she can see it all in just three hoursTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-aztec-civilization/Explore the history of the Aztecs, their incredible achievements in art, architecture, and warfare, as well as the factors that led to their decline. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer: Nicki Marko Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/visiting-lafcadio-hearns-japan/The temples and scenery of Japans San-in coast are as captivating now as they were when Lafcadio Hearn wrote about them in the 19th century (Produced by: Brendan McCabe; Narration by: T.A. Frail; Music by: Kevin MacLeod; Photos by: Hans Sautter / Aurora Select). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Serene-Japan.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-historic-neighborhoods-of-buenos-aires/Take in the sights and sounds of the European influences of Argentina's capital city (Produced by: Brendan McCabe). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Hola-Buenos-Aires.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-sounds-of-boogie-woogie/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/The-Smithsonians-Ambassador-of-Jazz.html Smithsonian's own jazz man, John Edward Hasse, gives a lesson on the influential music genre.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-long-history-of-3d-photography/A museum in Portland, Oregon highlights the multi-layered path of 3D imagery, from stereoscopes of the American West to blockbuster moviesTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smg-001-king-henry-viiis-wives/From tumultuous love affairs to violent betrayals, the six wives of Henry VIII all left marks on the Tudor dynasty – and shaped the course of history. READ MORE about these women here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-history-behind-six-the-musical-about-henry-viiis-wives-180978781/ --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/remembering-the-march-on-washington/An oral history of the March on Washington: http://j.mp/1feuQK3 John Lewis, Eleanor Holmes Norton and others relive the pivotal moment of the Civil Rights Movement.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/scanning-the-worlds-greatest-violins/In between trips to archaeology digs around the world, scientist Bruno Frohlich uses 3-D imaging to uncover what makes a great stringed instrument. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Scanning-a-Stradivarius.htmlTue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smithsonians-own-crime-scene-investigator/Forensic anthropologist Doug Owsley discusses the skeletal specimens in a new exhibit at the Natural History Museum (Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/02/meet-the-scientist-who-reads-bones/Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/with-master-of-none-aziz-ansari-has-created/Aziz Ansari | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for Performing Arts The actor, comedian and author is being honored for his starring role as Dev Shah in “Master of None,” the Netflix series that he created with Alan Yang. Like the character he plays, Ansari is the son of Indian immigrant parents, and his smart, surprising take on life, love, technology and cultural identity in the United States has helped make the show “the year’s best comedy straight out of the gate,” as the New York Times put it. Among Ansari’s other accomplishments are his unforgettable portrayal of the loopy Tom Haverford on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” his best-selling book about dating in the internet age, Modern Romance (co-authored with Eric Klinenberg), and his blockbuster stand-up act that sold out Madison Square Garden. Read more about Ansari’s work: http://smithmag.co/jvdAaL | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqyFri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/christopher-grays-scholly-app-is-bringing-mil/Christopher Gray | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for Youth Achievement Christopher Gray is the founder and CEO of Scholly, the groundbreaking web and mobile app that matches current or future college students who need financial support with scholarships that can help them. Scholly has been downloaded 850,000 times and has connected college students with some $50 million in scholarships. Philadelphia-based Gray, an ABC “Shark Tank” winner and recipient of a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest competition, sees his digital platform as a 21st-century tool for helping countless young Americans achieve their college dreams without piling on crushing debt. Read more about Gray’s work: http://smithmag.co/PZLEiB | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqyFri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/stephen-hawking-congratulates-the-ligo-team-on/"They have given mankind a completely new way of looking at the universe." – Stephen Hawking, congratulates Kip Thorne, Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Ronald Drever, the first scientists to detect gravitational waves. | Smithsonian magazine #IngenuityAwards Read more about their work: http://smithmag.co/FZBFeP The Smithsonian has been celebrating innovation in American culture for more than 150 years, and following in this tradition, Smithsonian magazine presents the American Ingenuity Awards, honoring revolutionary breakthroughs in the arts and sciences, education and social progress. http://smithmag.co/R7hyROFri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/flash-mob-at-the-smithsonian/Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2011/06/dancing-splash-mob-floods-the-natural-history-museum In an effort to celebrate World Oceans Day, organizers planned a "splash" mob at the National Museum of Natural History's Sant Ocean Hall.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-photography-of-eudora-welty/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/womens-history/The-Writers-Eye.html Scholars and friends of Eudora Welty discuss how her hobby influenced her later works.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/five-unexpected-facts-about-george-washington/Explore the lesser-known details of the founder’s childhood, home life and career and gain a deeper understanding of his contributions to the United States. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldFri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/smg-008-artemis/The Artemis program represents the pinnacle of NASA's mind-boggling technological capabilities. Learn about the groundbreaking achievements and breathtaking lunar landscapes that await us in this new era of space exploration. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldFri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/saving-the-coral-reef-one-stitch-at-a-time/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/How-to-Crochet-a-Coral-Reef.html Margaret Wertheim talks about how math and climate change inspired her to start the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/without-these-whistleblowers-we-may-never-hav/Marc Edwards and Leeanne Walters | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winners for Social Progress The duo joined forces to protect tens of thousands of people during the disastrous water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Walters, a Flint resident, grew suspicious when her tap water changed color and her family suffered odd maladies. Officials insisted that the problems were limited to her household, but she refused to accept that answer and sought out Edwards, a Virginia Tech civil engineering professor and a veteran of municipal water wars. Combining political action and scientific credibility, the testing initiative undertaken by Walters and Edwards showed that the city’s water supply was contaminated with toxic chemicals—an explosive finding that finally forced state and local officials to address the dangers. Read more about their work: http://smithmag.co/D4dIHy | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqyFri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/jack-andrakas-pancreatic-cancer-breakthrough/What was the motivation behind the American Ingenuity Award winner's medical breakthrough that will save thousands of livesFri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-brief-history-of-chocolate/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-of-chocolate.html Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/colombia-dispatch-video-palenque-a-piece-of/Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed the village of Palenque. The town’s younger generations have reconnected with their African roots through cultural traditions handed down from their ancestors (Kenneth Fletcher/SmithsonianMag.com). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/colombia-dispatches.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-cherry-blossoms-in-under-a-minute-timelap/This year marks the 100 year anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry blossoms to Washington, D.C.Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/erin-brockovich-congratulates-marc-edwards-and/“Superman isn’t coming. It is a moment in our time when we must look to ourselves, and not take for granted or wait for something from the top to come down, but rather…pick up the torch, carry the torch, to find information and the truth…” – Erin Brockovich applauds Marc Edwards and LeeAnne Walters for their work exposing the Flint water crisis | Smithsonian Magazine American #IngenuityAwards Read more about Edwards and Walters’ work: http://smithmag.co/D4dIHy The Smithsonian has been celebrating innovation in American culture for more than 150 years, and following in this tradition, Smithsonian magazine presents the American Ingenuity Awards, honoring revolutionary breakthroughs in the arts and sciences, education and social progress. http://smithmag.co/R7hyROTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/cheetah-cubs-make-their-debut-at-the-national-_1/The cheetah cubs will be named after the fastest male and female American Olympic athletes in the 100-meter dash at the London Olympics.Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/what-will-happen-to-puerto-maldonado/A local fisherman talks about the uncertain future facing locals when the new bridge connecting Peru and Brazil is completedTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/a-big-man-at-the-hirshhorn/Ron Mueck's "Big Man" sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum is a crowd favorite, sparking a wide variety of reactions. Read more at http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/08/ron-muecks-big-man-is-big/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/echoes-of-elvis/Fans strap on their blue suede shoes and join the celebration of Elvis Presley's 75th birthday at the National Portrait Gallery. Read more at http://Smithsonian.comTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/q-a-vinton-cerf/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/40th-anniversary/Vinton-Cerf-on-Where-the-Internet-Will-Take-Us.html Vice president of engineering and chief evangelist at Google on the connected world in 2050.Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/natural-hair-takes-root/http://j.mp/196BLpQ From her salon in Maryland, Camille Reed sees more black women embracing natural hairTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/cupcake-presidents/Pastry artist Zilly Rosen renders Presidents Lincoln and Obama in cupcake form at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Inauguration-2009.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-curators-tour-through-inaugurations-past/Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Inauguration-2009.html Two curators from the American History Museum show the highlights of the archives of inauguration relics.Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/2013-in-motion-video-contest-highlights/Five categories (People, Arts, Nature, Travel and Mobile) and a grand prize of $2,000. Submit your video today at http://smithsonian.com/inmotionTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/esperanza-spaldings-new-take-on-jazz/The American Ingenuity Award winner on the connection between history and musicTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/the-quirky-ways-of-the-postal-service/Over the years, the mail has been delivered by train, donkey, bus, truck and even rocket (Produced by: Boaz Frankel )Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/in-motion-video-contest-highlights/Five categories (People, Arts, Nature, Travel and Mobile) and a grand prize of $2,000. Submit your video today at http://smithsonian.com/inmotionTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/bringing-back-the-olympia-oysters/Oysters were Mark Twain's favorite food: http://j.mp/LCWpx8 What the tiny shellfish lacks in size, it makes up for in taste. Meet the farmers who are counting on the Olympia's successTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/americas-backyard/Take a tour of the National Mall, past and present (Kenneth R. Fletcher). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-of-lenfant.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/political-props/Smithsonian curator Larry Bird shows off convention artifacts and other campaign memorabilia from the collection of the National Museum of American History (Smithsonian.com). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Inauguration-2009.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/best-small-towns-celebrate-winter/Looking for a winter getaway? From sunny isles to snowy forests, explore the wonders of Ely, Minnesota; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Sedona, Arizona; and Islamorada, Florida. --- For more videos from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Video Editor: Sierra TheobaldTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/red-hot-kathleen-turner-discusses-molly-ivins/More on Kathleen Turner and her show at Arena Stage: http://j.mp/T0IkkZ Before taking the stage in "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins," Academy Award nominee Kathleen Turner discusses the woman who inspired the show.Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/serene-smithsonian-gardens/Carefully planned gardens provide visitors a place to relax and reflect during their visit to the Smithsonian.Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/to-the-moon-and-back-apollo-11-celebrates-its/Sending a man to the moon required an overhaul of the entire space program, involving more powerful rockets and new spacecraft (Video: Lauren Hogan, Beth Py-Lieberman, Brian Wolly)Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/meet-the-team-of-scientists-who-discovered-gra/Kip Thorne, Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Ronald Drever | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winners for Physical Sciences In February, physicists announced the first-ever detection of gravitational waves—a phenomenon Albert Einstein predicted back in 1915. The faint reverberation, from two merging black holes 1.3 billion light-years ago, registered in the two giant detectors that make up the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO. It took decades for LIGO’s founders—Weiss, of MIT, and Thorne and Drever, of Cal Tech—to amass the necessary funding and brainpower. Barish, a particle physicist at CalTech, became LIGO’s director and expanded its work to include more than 1,000 researchers worldwide. Their revolutionary achievement opens the way for a new understanding of the universe, perhaps even a glimpse of the Big Bang. Read more about their work: http://smithmag.co/FZBFeP | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqyTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/q-a-richard-koshalek_1/The Director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum predicts what the museum's collections will hold in the next 40 years Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/40th-anniversary/Arts-Bold-New-Direction.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0000