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December 2012
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Light & Magic
The Oscar nominee for Best Director transformed filmmaking as he assembled a new myth out of Hurricane Katrina
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Natural Selection
The recipient of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for natural sciences blazed a new view of how to treat infectious diseases via genetics
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New Life
Bryan Stevenson, the winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in social justice, has taken his fight all the way to the Supreme Court
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The Prodigy
A high school sophomore won the youth achievement Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for inventing a new method to detect a lethal cancer
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Rocket Science
The winner of the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award for technology hopes to launch a revolution with his spaceship and electric car
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Beyond Jazz
The innovative bassist and winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for performing arts is taking jazz to a whole new place
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Solar Flair
James Anderson, the winner of a Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award, has discovered the alarming link between climate change and ozone loss
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Mapping the Past
Anne Kelly Knowles, the winner of Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards, uses GIS technology to change our view of history
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Class Uprising
Sebastian Thrun, winner of the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award for education takes is redefining the modern classroom
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The Gonzo Neurologist
The neurologist’s latest investigations of the mind explore the mystery of hallucinations – including his own
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The Father of Invention
Meet the most famous inventor you’ve never heard of – whose greatest invention may be himself
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Dream Machine
Visionary inventor Preston Tucker risked everything when he saw his 1948 automobile as a vehicle for change
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