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The Story Behind Banksy
On his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down
Origami: A Blend of Sculpture and Mathematics
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
An Illustrated Guide to the World’s Creation Myths
Each culture has its own version of how the universe began. Artist Noah MacMillan brings this “visual vocabulary” to life
Unmanned Drones Have Been Around Since World War I
They have recently been the subject of a lot of scrutiny, but the American military first began developing similar aerial vehicles during World War I
February 12, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
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For centuries, the day's revelry has featured the liberated feeling of hiding in plain view
February 12, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
As drones become common as tools of the military and intelligence agencies, how are architects and designers responding?
February 08, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
British artist Luke Jerram's handblown glass sculptures show the visual complexity and delicacy of E. coli, swine flu, malaria and other killing agents
February 07, 2013
| By Claire Tinsley
It's the birth of the modern cosmetics business as young women look for beauty enhancers in a tube or jar
February 07, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
For designers, the battle over what it means to be private in a very public world is a new frontier to be conquered
February 06, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
A juried competition honors photographs, illustrations, videos, posters, games and apps that marry art and science in an evocative way
February 05, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
The young, fashionable women of the 1920s define the dress and style of their peers in their own words
February 05, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti created 16 enormous sculptures of giant insects, all scientifically accurate, now on display at an Oklahoma museum
February 04, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
For a wife-beating, baby-squashing scofflaw, Mr. Punch has done pretty well for himself
February 04, 2013
| By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
The History of Sweethearts, How Data is Changing How we Date, the Top Demonstrations of Love and More on Valentine's Day
While scientists work toward perfecting the invisibility cloak, one designer has already developed a line of clothing that makes people invisible...to robots
February 01, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
Jazz is synonymous with the Big Easy, and there’s no bigger name in the history of the genre than Satchmo
January 31, 2013
| By Nina Fedrizzi
To see exactly how certain sound effects are humanly possible, a team of University of Southern California researchers took MRI scans of a beatboxer in action
January 30, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Catch up on everything you wanted to know about the Big Game -- What's its history? What makes a good advertisement? -- and much more
Follow in the footsteps of Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters and take in the manors and gardens of rural England
January 25, 2013
| By Nina Fedrizzi
How the New Yorker and the West Wing botched the history of the icon
January 25, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
January 25, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
On his way to becoming an international icon, the subversive and secretive street artist turned the art world upside-down
February 2013
| By Will Ellsworth-Jones
We see it on the President's lectern and in the Oval Office, but who came up with the look and feel of it in the first place?
January 23, 2013
| By Jimmy Stamp
February 2013 | By Robert Pinsky
Each culture has its own version of how the universe began. Artist Noah MacMillan brings this “visual vocabulary” to life
February 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
January 23, 2013
| By Marina Koren
We sent photojournalist Tamir Kalifa to the inauguration to ask attendees why they came to the National Mall
January 23, 2013
| By Tamir Kalifa
A new release from Smithsonian Folkways highlights the talent of a bluegrass master
February 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
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