3 SmartNews: 3D Printers in Space By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 If you need something while up in space, soon all you'll have to do is print it. Full Article
3 How Lizzie Borden Became the Main Suspect in Her Family's Murder By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 How did a god fearing church-goer like Lizzie Borden become a suspect in the gruesome crime of the century? Her inconsistent account, and an eerie nonchalance, immediately damaged her credibility with investigators. Full Article
3 Indiana's Secret Parties and Perfect Popcorn By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A large portion of Indiana's economy relies on an invaluable crop: corn. Popcorn plants like Pop Weaver have perfected the production of our favorite movie snack down to a science. Full Article
3 How a 'Non-Hazardous' NASA Mission Turned Deadly By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 In 1967, a horrific fire broke out during a routine pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy, Florida. It would claim the lives of three NASA astronauts Full Article
3 Did the Spanish Flu Impact America's Ability to Fight in WWI? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 By late September 1918, in a bid to contain the spread of the flu, the U.S. had made the decision to cancel the draft. It was too little, too late—in October alone, over 200,000 Americans were killed by the disease. Full Article
3 Jim Anderson's Quest to Solve Climate Change By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The American Ingenuity Award winner warns that no place on Earth is safe from the dangers of global warming Full Article
3 Thomas Cromwell: Henry VIII's Partner in Crime By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 In 1536, Thomas Cromwell spotted an opportunity to enrich his master, Henry VIII, and further increase his own standing: the dissolution of the monasteries and claiming their wealth for the Crown. Full Article
3 One of the Strangest, Stealthiest Turtles You've Ever Seen By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A mata mata turtle can go 15 minutes between breaths--it's another one of the Smithsonian's National Zoo's many unique animals. Join the Zoo's experts for an inside look at some of its 2,000 rare and extraordinary creatures. Full Article
3 Discovering Titanoboa, the World's Largest Snake By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Fossils found in Colombia indicate that a giant snake may have roamed the earth 60 million years ago Full Article
3 Matt Mahurin's Vision of the Star-Spangled Banner By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Full Article
3 Historian Speaks to Lincoln's Legacy By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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.html Full Article
3 The National Air and Space Museum Lowers Charles Lindbergh's “Spirit of St. Louis” to the Ground By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The first plane to fly nonstop from New York to Paris will reside on the ground level of the National Air and Space Museum for the next five months as it undergoes preservation (Courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum) Full Article
3 John Lewis' Journey to the March on Washington By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 At age 23, the former chairman of SNCC stepped up to the podium to deliver a powerful speech to thousands on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Full Article
3 3D Imaging of the Apollo 11 Capsule - Outside By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Full Article
3 Seeing Baltimore Through Aubrey Bodine's Lens By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A. Aubrey Bodine's daughter reflects on her father's trained eye toward capturing the people of Charm City. Read more at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/photographing-baltimores-working-class-9338157/ Full Article
3 Ask Smithsonian: What Does the World Look Like When You're Color Blind? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Learn more about color blindness: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-how-does-world-look-the-color-blind-180960415/ Have a question in mind? It's your turn to Ask Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian/ask-form/ Full Article
3 People Aren't All Bad By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Full Article
3 Is Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin the Future of Space Exploration? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Jeff Bezos | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for Technology The Princeton-educated Amazon founder, Washington Post owner and new-economy pioneer also helms an innovative spaceflight company, Blue Origin, which he founded in 2000. This year it became the first aerospace manufacturer to launch, land and relaunch a rocket into space—an essential leap toward our extraterrestrial future. Bezos aims to revolutionize travel and work in space by making spaceflight so inexpensive that entrepreneurs will rush to create new businesses that have not even been imagined yet. Blue Origin’s achievement has been described as comparable to the shift from the sail to the steam engine. Read more about Bezos’ work: http://smithmag.co/GICDO2 | #IngenuityAwards And more about the American Ingenuity Awards: http://smithmag.co/77xPqy Full Article
3 Could 3D Printing Save Music Education? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 DC chef Erik Bruner-Yang interviews Jill-of-all-trades Kaitlyn Hova about her plan to infuse STEM education with open source, 3D printable instruments. Full Article
3 Andy Warhol's Headlines By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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.html Full Article
3 Music in One of the World's Most Violent Cities By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Fifteen-year-old Esteban, a clarinetist from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, uses music to survive his chaotic environment Reporting by Dominic Bracco II / Prime and Susana Seijas Full Article
3 Art's Bold New Direction with Richard Koshalek By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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.html Full Article
3 The World's First "Yoga" Film By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Thomas Edison's 1902 trick film, "Hindoo Fakir," depicts an Indian fakir-yogi performing a magic act. Full Article
3 What Happened to Henry VIII's Six Wives? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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 Theobald Full Article
3 The Long History of 3D Photography By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 A museum in Portland, Oregon highlights the multi-layered path of 3D imagery, from stereoscopes of the American West to blockbuster movies Full Article
3 Henri Cartier-Bresson's With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Filmed by the famous photographer during the Spanish Civil War, this clip debuted at the 2010 Orphan Film Symposium Full Article
3 National Treasure: The Hirshhorn Is Brutalism's Boldest Donut By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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. --------- To find out more about the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, read below: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hirshhorn-museum-building-went-from-iconoclast-icon-180984914/ Digital Editorial Director: Brian Wolly Director of Programming: Nicki Marko Supervising Producer & Scriptwriter: Michelle Mehrtens Producer & Editor: Sierra Theobald Motion Designer: Ricardo Jaimes Full Article
3 Scientists Didn't Know Much About Earthquakes Before 1933 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 On March 10, 1933, a major earthquake caught the Los Angeles area by surprise. The devastation was of sufficient scale to spur scientific interest in earthquakes—and how to predict them. Full Article
3 How Idlewild Courted the Black Middle Class in the 1930s By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 By the 1930s, the black middle class had arrived, with the purchasing power to match. Sensing an opportunity, developers established Idlewild: a summer resort aimed exclusively at African-Americans. Full Article
3 John F. Kennedy's Campaign for President By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The curators at the American History museum delve into the archives to show artifacts from the 1960 election. Full Article
3 How Do You 3-D Scan a Dinosaur? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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 dismantled Full Article
3 As Hurricanes Get Stronger, Can a $34 Billion Plan Save Texas? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 After Hurricane Ike destroyed thousands of homes and inflicted an estimated $30 billion in damages in 2008, engineers hatched an ambitious plan to protect southeast Texas and its coastal refineries and shipping routes from violent storms. The $34 billion collaboration spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a harbinger of the type of massive public works projects that could be required to protect coastal cities like New York and Miami as sea levels rise and hurricanes become less predictable and more severe due to climate change. Smithsonian magazine contributor and Texas native Xander Peters reflects on his experiences growing up in a hurricane corridor and tells us how the wildly ambitious effort came together. Then, Eric Sanderson, an ecological historian, tells us how the project could be applied to other low-lying coastal cities. Read Xander Peters' Smithsonian magazine story about the Ike Dike here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/galveston-texas-plan-stop-next-big-storm-hurricane-ike-180984487/) . Let us know what you think of our show, and how we can make it better, by completing our There's More to That listener survey here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS90zjBZ2oGa9JxVa-R5affKcOHaR2-ib1_KZeWm3HDQXJIA/viewform) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . Listen to the New York Botanical Garden podcast "Plant People" here (https://www.nybg.org/plantpeople/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz Music by APM Music. Full Article
3 Is Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin the Future of Space Exploration? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 No one had ever launched, landed and relaunched a rocket into space until the company's historic achievement. Full Article
3 NASA's First Chimp in Space By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 As part of Project Mercury, NASA prepared to send a chimpanzee, Ham, into space to test the effects of space on a living creature. Full Article
3 Palladio: America's Architectural Grandfather By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 The grand buildings of Washington, D.C. would look quite different were it not for the work of Palladio. Read more at Smithsonian.com Full Article
3 Bavaria's Beer Gardens By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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. Full Article
3 Those Orcas Aren't Doing What You Think By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 It’s not the most urgent news story that’s gripped the world since 2020, but it might be the weirdest: The last three years have seen more 400 “encounters”— many reports have used the word “attacks”—between orca whales and boats in the Strait of Gibraltar. Because the orcas are particularly fond of tearing the propellers off of yachts, the temptation to characterize these six-ton, pack-hunting, demonstrably intelligent mammals as class warriors fighting back against the 1 percent is strong, and the memes have been fun (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/orca-wars-killer-whales-attacking-boats) . But trying to understand animal behavior in human terms is a mistake. In this episode, we speak with Carlyn Kranking (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/author/carlyn-kranking/) , Smithsonian’s assistant digital science editor, about why stories about animal behavior are so popular with our readers, and how she decides which ones deserve more scrutiny. Then, I speak with Lori Marino, a biopsychologist with a specific focus on whale and dolphin intelligence, about what’s really happening between the orcas and the yacht set. Dr. Marino invites you to learn more about The Whale Sanctuary Project at their site (https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/about-the-whale-sanctuary-project/) . You can also see Dr. Marino in the documentary films Blackfish (2013), Unlocking the Cage (2016), and Long Gone Wild (2019). Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . And read the transcript of this episode here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/are-wild-animals-really-just-like-us-180982939/) . There’s More to That (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast) is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Terence Bernardo, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article
3 Where the Nazis Hid $3.5 Billion of Stolen Art By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 In the spring of 1945, with the Third Reich crumbling, the Nazis hid their stolen art in a sealed salt mine. But when U.S. troops arrived, they found that the opening to the mine had been destroyed. Full Article
3 3D Preview of Petra by Virtual Wonders By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Full Article
3 This Object in History: Elmo's Rise to Stardom By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 With his bright red coat, big orange nose, and wide eyes, Elmo is arguably the most famous of the Sesame Street muppets–but he didn’t always have it this good. Elmo began as an "Anything Muppet"—an extra, if you will, until Kevin Clash refashioned his character into the one we know—and kids love–today. Throughout the '80s his star continued to shine, eventually becoming an international icon and best-selling Christmas toy. Forty years later, he’s still going strong, enshrined in a popular exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Full Article
3 George Friedman Predicts World War 3 Between Turkey and Poland By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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.html Full Article
3 Jack Andraka's Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 What was the motivation behind the American Ingenuity Award winner's medical breakthrough that will save thousands of lives Full Article
3 Behind the scenes video of C-3PO photo shoot By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Credit: Cade Martin / © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd Full Article
3 Inside Photographer Robert Frank's The Americans By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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) Full Article
3 What's a Kolache Doing in Brooklyn? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Czech immigrants brought the pastry to Texas; Autumn Stanford brought them to New York Full Article
3 Dave Shealy's 2000 Skunk Ape Footage By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 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/ Full Article
3 America's Backyard By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Take a tour of the National Mall, past and present (Kenneth R. Fletcher). Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-pierre-lenfant-and-washington-dc-39487784/ Full Article
3 The Perfect Game Heard 'Round the World By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Watch newsreel footage of Angel Macias' astonishing performance at the Little League World Series. Full Article
3 This Woman Manages America's Oldest Lighthouse By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Boston’s iconic lighthouse, the Boston Light, is managed by a single person: Sally Snowman. She is the 70th keeper of the lighthouse since it was built over 300 years ago. Full Article
3 Before Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Ran the World, There Was Joan Baez By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have achieved a degree of power in the music industry that singer/songwriters of earlier eras like Joan Baez—as the folk icon tells us—never even contemplated. Six decades ago, Baez was part of a folk revival that regarded music not merely as entertainment but as a vessel for political engagement and social change. In the documentary Joan Baez: I Am a Noise, the now-83-year-old musician and activist reflects on her career and legacy. Smithsonian senior editor Jennie Rothenberg Gritz interviewed Baez about the film and about the shifting intersection of art and activism. We present excerpts from that conversation in this episode. Then, veteran music critic Evelyn McDonnell discusses how the political dimensions of pop music have changed since Baez’s era, and what it means that many fans now look Beyoncé and Taylor Swift not just for great music, but for comment on the state of the world. Clips from Joan Baez: I Am a Noise in this episode are used with permission from Magnolia Pictures & Mead Street Films. Learn more about that film here (https://www.magpictures.com/joanbaez/) . Evelyn McDonnell’s latest book is The World According to Joan Didion (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-world-according-to-joan-didion-evelyn-mcdonnell?variant=41001679487010) . You can learn more about Evelyn and her work at her site, Populism (https://populismblog.wordpress.com/about-2/) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music. Full Article