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Smithsonian's 2012 American Ingenuity Award Winners

Meet the nine winners, recognized for their groundbreaking achievements in science, technology, art and scholarship

Jack Andraka, the Teen Prodigy of Pancreatic Cancer

A high school sophomore won the youth achievement Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for inventing a new method to detect a lethal cancer

Welcome to Seoul, the City of the Future

The once poor South Korean city has bloomed into a cultural capital with high-profile architecture, top museums and an influential arts scene

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Thomas Dolby

Musician, Producer & Director
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Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Apollo 11 Astronaut
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Liz Cottrell

Elizabeth Cottrell

Director of Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

André Fenton

André Fenton

New York University Neuroscientist, Biomedical Engineer & Entrepreneur
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Justin Kasper

Justin Kasper

Solar Astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Kirk Johnson

Kirk Johnson

Director of the National Museum of Natural History
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Lola Fatoyinbo-Agueh

Lola Fatoyinbo-Agueh

NASA Earth Scientist
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Robert Ballard

Robert Ballard

Ocean Explorer
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Odile Madden

Odile Madden

Materials Scientist & Engineer, Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Maria Klawe

Maria Klawe

Mathematician, Computer Scientist & President of Harvey Mudd College
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Nick Pyenson

Nick Pyenson

Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals at National Museum of Natural History
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

John Mather

John Mather

Nobel Laureate and Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Suzan Murray, Chief Veterinarian at the National Zoo

Suzan Murray

Chief Veterinarian at the National Zoo
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Eric Green, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute

Eric Green

Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute
May 20, 2013 | By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference

Modern society could learn a lot from communities such as the Akeme Mossman in Papua New Guinea

What Traditional Societies Can Teach You About Life

A new book from best-selling author Jared Diamond tells us how we can learn a lot from people who live like most of us did 11,000 years ago
December 26, 2012 | By Amy Crawford

A Look Into Brazil’s Makeover of Rio’s Slums

The Brazilian government’s bold efforts to clean up the city’s notoriously dangerous favelas is giving hope to people who live there
January 2013 | By Joshua Hammer

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Change Higher Education

Sebastian Thrun, winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for education takes is redefining the modern classroom
December 2012 | By Tom Vanderbilt

Why Mass Incarceration Defines Us As a Society

Bryan Stevenson, the winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in social justice, has taken his fight all the way to the Supreme Court
December 2012 | By Chris Hedges

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Malibu’s Epic Battle of Surfers Vs. Environmentalists

Local politics take a dramatic turn in southern California over a plan to clean up an iconic American playground
November 2012 | By Claire Martin

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PHOTOS: The Distressing Worldwide Boom in Cosmetic Surgery

Photographer Zed Nelson traveled the world documenting how body improvement has practically become a new religion
October 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

How a Missile Silo Became the Most Difficult Interior Decorating Job Ever

A relic from the Cold War, this instrument of death gets a new life … and a new look
October 15, 2012 | By Lisa Bramen

Moon Festival

The Mooncake: A Treat, a Bribe or a Tradition Whose Time Has Passed?

Is the mooncake just going through a phase or are these new variations on the Chinese treat here to stay?
October 02, 2012 | By Mike Ives

Why School Should Be More Like Summer Camp

Salman Khan, a rising star in the education world, has a vision for a new kind of classroom
October 01, 2012 | By Megan Gambino

Aung San Suu Kyi, photographed in June 2012

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Revolutionary Leader

The Nobel Peace Prize winner talks about the secret weapon in her decades of struggle—the power of Buddhism
September 2012 | By Joshua Hammer

Kyrgyz horesemen play the national game Kok-boru

Kok-Boru, the Horse Game You Won’t See at the Olympics

In Kyrgyzstan, traditional horse games offer a glimpse into Central Asia’s nomadic past
August 09, 2012 | By Mike Ives

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