Business | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/business/RSS feed for BusinessenFri, 01 May 2026 16:00:30 +0000How the Classic American Game of Twister Went From Risqué to Record-Breakinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-the-classic-american-game-of-twister-went-from-risque-to-record-breaking-180988656/Sixty years ago, Johnny Carson and Eva Gabor played Twister on the “Tonight Show,” and the public took it as permission to buy the controversial gameFri, 01 May 2026 16:00:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-the-classic-american-game-of-twister-went-from-risque-to-record-breaking-180988656/These Young Innovators Have Created a 'Fitbit' to Predict Epileptic Seizureshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-young-innovators-have-created-a-fitbit-to-predict-epileptic-seizures-180988630/Truman Pierson and Christopher Fitz are developing behind-the-ear EEG patches and an accompanying app that issues an alert if the user is at high risk for a seizure in the next hourTue, 28 Apr 2026 15:39:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-young-innovators-have-created-a-fitbit-to-predict-epileptic-seizures-180988630/In This Tiny Town in Florida's Panhandle, Fishermen Are Hooked on 'Worm Grunting,' and the Worms Are Still Taking the Baithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-this-tiny-town-in-floridas-panhandle-fishermen-are-hooked-on-worm-grunting-and-the-worms-are-still-taking-the-bait-180988579/Luring earthworms out of the soil to use as live bait is a long-running tradition in Sopchoppy, home to the annual Worm Gruntin' FestivalMon, 20 Apr 2026 18:22:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-this-tiny-town-in-floridas-panhandle-fishermen-are-hooked-on-worm-grunting-and-the-worms-are-still-taking-the-bait-180988579/Chiringuitos Offer the Quintessential Beach Bar Experience on Spain's Costa del Solhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/chiringuitos-offer-the-quintessential-beach-bar-experience-on-spains-costa-del-sol-180988499/Steeped in history, the seafood joints are evolving to keep up with a global clientele and tightening environmental regulationsThu, 09 Apr 2026 16:49:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/chiringuitos-offer-the-quintessential-beach-bar-experience-on-spains-costa-del-sol-180988499/