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When Computers Get Brains
IBM scientists say their “cognitive” chip is a key step toward developing computers that think and learn more like human beings and less like calculators
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Paradise Lost’s Joe Berlinger on the Roots of his West Memphis Three Films
The director of the award-winning documentary reflects on what it was like to film a “real-life Salem Witch Trial”
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The Sweet and Sour of Pickling
There is a reason, I discovered, that households of yore required at least one full-time homemaker to keep things running smoothly
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Smithsonian Museums and National Zoo Are Open Today, but the Castle Remains Closed
The museums are open today, but assessment of any damages from yesterday’s earthquake will continue throughout the day
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The Dinosaur That Wasn’t
Even so, a terrestrial, 16-foot, carnivorous crocodile-like predator is not something I would like to meet in a dark alley (or anywhere else, really)
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Earthquake in Washington, D.C.
Today’s shaking may have been unexpected, but Washington isn’t the only unlikely location for an earthquake in the United States
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Smithsonian Museums Close for the Afternoon After 5.9 Earthquake Hits Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian museums, including the Zoo, are closed for the remainder of the day
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Dinosaur Sighting: Portugal’s Sandy Dinosaurs
The sculpture shows a group of carnivorous dinosaurs chowing down on a sauropod, much like the dinosaurs of the country’s Lourinhã Formation must have done
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“Mrs. Sherlock Holmes” Takes on the NYPD
When an 18-year-old girl went missing, the police let the case grow cold. But Grace Humiston, a soft-spoken private investigator, wouldn’t let it lie
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Law and Order: More Culinary Crimes
Those who live outside the law sometimes meet their downfall through their relationship with food
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“Exercise Your Mynd—BK Adams I Am Art” Brightens Up the Anacostia Museum
The boldly-colored paintings and sculptures of Washington D.C.’s own BK Adams enliven the museum’s main gallery
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The Great Penguin Rescue
After an oil spill, should people put in the time and effort to clean up wildlife, or would it be better to just let the animals die?
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A Cheat Sheet to Help Schools Foster Creativity
Corporate execs say they’re looking for independent thinkers, but schools are stilled geared to assembly lines. Here are ideas to spur imaginative learning
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What In The World Is A Capybara?
And why is one running loose in California?
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Weekend Events September 2-5: Tarantula Feedings, Book Signings, Harry Potter, and Labor Day
This weekend, check out a giant spider at mealtime, get a book autographed, and take advantage of your last chance to see Harry Potter in 3D
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Inviting Writing: Mastering the School Cafeteria
Over the course of 12 years of eating with fellow classmates, any student can learn a set of new life skills
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Events August 22-25: Addy’s World, Draw & Discover, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and More
Take a tour through American history, create your own art, listen to an author speak about civil rights, and enjoy a tour of an exhibition soon to close
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Meet Amy Henderson, Historian at the National Portrait Gallery
Our guest blogger ponders the “spirits” of America’s heroes and their legacies as she walks the museum’s hallways
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Behind the Lost Hitchcock Film
Found in a New Zealand archive, the White Shadow offers a glimpse into early film history that extends beyond the famous director
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Your Ticket to Reel Culture
The blog where nothing’s off limits, and nothing’s sacred either. Today’s classic may have been yesterday’s bomb
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