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Welcome to the Great American History Puzzle!
Hello, Great American History Puzzlers! I’m Ken Jennings–yes, the 70-something-time Jeopardy! champion, but also a lifelong history buff and puzzle addict. In the weeks to come, I’ll gradually be unveiling a series of diabolically devious enigmas and brain-teasers over at The Great American History Puzzle website. One lucky winner will be headed to Washington D.C. [...]
September 17, 2012 |
By Ken Jennings
How Olympians Could Beat the Competition by Tweaking Their Genes
The next horizon in getting that extra athletic advantage may not be steroids, but gene therapy
August 06, 2012 |
By Larry Greenemeier
Who Is Your Favorite Summer Olympian?
Recall the athletes who capture our imaginations every four years and let us know who is your favorite
August 2012 |
By Channing Holman, Kat J. McAlpine, Jeanie Riess, K. Annabelle Smith and Ayesha Venkataraman
Photos: Your Favorite Summer Olympian
Recall the athletes who capture our imaginations every four years and let us know who is your favorite
August 01, 2012 |
By Channing Holman, Kat J. McAlpine, Jeanie Riess, K. Annabelle Smith and Ayesha Venkataraman
Document Deep Dive: A Peek at the Last Time London Hosted the Olympics
Records at the National Archives in London show how organizers cobbled together the 1948 "Austerity" Games
July 31, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Know Your Olympic Mascots
From Waldi the dachshund to Mukmuk the marmot, test your memory of the the Olympic Games' colorful representatives
July 19, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The XXX Olympics: Smithsonian's Guide to the Games
Prepare yourself for the London Olympics with this comprehensive guide to the history, science, arts and thrills of the worldwide celebration
July 16, 2012 |
By Smithsonian.com
The Little-Known History of How the Modern Olympics Got Their Start
As London gets set to host the XXXth Olympiad, acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford connects the modern Games to their unlikely origin—in rural England
July 2012 |
By Frank Deford
Summer Olympics Look, a Poem
Poet J. Allyn Rosser's new piece on watching the Olympic Games
July 2012 |
By J. Allyn Rosser
The Top Athletes Looking for an Edge and the Scientists Trying to Stop Them
Behind the scenes there will be a high-tech, high-stakes competition between Olympic athletes who use banned substances and drug testers out to catch them
July 2012 |
By Christie Aschwanden
The Future of Cheating in Sports
As technology advances, so will access to ingenious—and troubling—new techniques
July 2012 |
By Christie Aschwanden
Frank Deford on Bloggers, the Olympics and 51 years of Sportswriting
The legendary writer for Sports Illustrated dishes on, among other things, the changing relationship between athletes and the journalists who cover them
June 27, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Spanx on Steroids: How Speedo Created the New Record-Breaking Swimsuit
After Olympic officials banned the swimsuit that caused records to fall at the 2008 games, scientists are back with a new outfit that might break even more
June 27, 2012 |
By Jim Morrison
Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield
Twenty-five years after The Simpsons made their TV debut, the show's creator talks about Homer's odyssey—and his own
May 2012 |
By Claudia De La Roca
The Essentials: Video Games
Designer Kellee Santiago picks five artful video games that tell the history of the medium
March 05, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
The Art of Video Games
For decades, video games have enthralled and inspired, and now they are the subject of a new exhibit that views them as serious works of art
March 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
The Orchid Olympics
Breeders from 19 countries put their creations to the test at the 20th World Orchid Conference in Singapore
February 2012 |
By Somali Roy
