On September 2, 1945, Japan delivered its unconditional surrender in WWII. Twelve million American troops went home as civilians, to work and raise families--ushering the U.S. into a new age of global leadership.

Japan's Surrender in WWII Ushered in a New World Order (2:06)

An anxious student pilot is attempting to land a C2-A Greyhound on a U.S. aircraft carrier. It's part of a qualifications test she must pass ten times in order to be certified as a C2-A pilot.

Here's What it Takes to Become a Certified C2-A Pilot (3:21)

Two rival explorers have teamed up on a very special project in the Baltic sea. Their aim is to locate and explore the wreck of one of the most historic ships in Swedish history: Mars.

Team of Explorers Uncover Famous Sunken Ship (3:23)

Atlantic staff writer Frank Foer interviews Damion Thomas about athletes moving from a position of apathy to engagement

A Smithsonian Sports Curator Explains How Athletes Turn Social and Political Issues into National Conversations (15:38)

Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter interviews the co-founder of MIT’s Little Devices Lab about democratizing health technology

Jose Gomez-Marquez Wants to Turn Every Doctor and Nurse into a Maker (14:58)

In a conversation with architect David Rockwell, the philanthropic chef urges an invested effort to create technology that could collect water from the clouds

Restaurateur José Andrés Dreams of Milking the Clouds (14:40)

The San Gabriel Mountains lure lots of Angelenos looking for some quiet seclusion. One of the more famous was Leonard Cohen who spent five years there, searching for peace of mind.

This Famous Singer Ditched L.A. for a Five-Year Retreat (1:33)

The San Gabriel Mountains lure lots of Angelenos looking for some quiet seclusion. One of the more famous was Leonard Cohen who spent five years there, searching for peace of mind.

Why Los Angeles Is One of the Best Places to Film (1:20)

In Zambia, the 'Smoke That Thunders' is the name given to a gaping ravine filled with a stunning waterfall. We know it better as Victoria Falls, considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Stunning Aerial Footage of Victoria Falls (1:23)

The San Gabriel Mountains lure lots of Angelenos looking for some quiet seclusion. One of the more famous was Leonard Cohen who spent five years there, searching for peace of mind.

Why Los Angeles Is One of the Best Places to Film (1:20)

Meghan Markle was an up-and-coming actress when she met and fell in love with Britain's Prince Harry. Now, she must contend with probably the most challenging role of her life: be a member of the British Royal Family.

How Meghan Markle Went From Actress to British Nobility (2:30)

While it's hard to imagine Seattle's Space Needle looking any other way, few people know that the iconic 'flying saucer' design wasn't the original choice.

Space Needle Was Designed to Look Very Different (2:16)

On September 2, 1945, Japan delivered its unconditional surrender in WWII. Twelve million American troops went home as civilians, to work and raise families--ushering the U.S. into a new age of global leadership.

Japan's Surrender in WWII Ushered in a New World Order (2:06)

An anxious student pilot is attempting to land a C2-A Greyhound on a U.S. aircraft carrier. It's part of a qualifications test she must pass ten times in order to be certified as a C2-A pilot.

Here's What it Takes to Become a Certified C2-A Pilot (3:21)

Two rival explorers have teamed up on a very special project in the Baltic sea. Their aim is to locate and explore the wreck of one of the most historic ships in Swedish history: Mars.

Team of Explorers Uncover Famous Sunken Ship (3:23)

A female lioness has adapted her hunting skills in the face of an oppressive drought. She spots a nearby kudu, and decides to launch a solitary attack - in broad daylight.

Lioness Uses New Tactics to Take Down a Kudu (3:17)

A group of orphaned lion cubs are facing an uncertain future. If they're to survive into adulthood, they will have to convince their reluctant aunt to share her kill with them.

Hostile Lioness Withholds Food From Hungry Orphaned Cubs (3:09)

It's 1942 and the USS Silversides, a U.S. submarine submerged in the Pacific, is frantically trying to dodge depth charges dropped by a Japanese warship. Even a near miss could be catastrophic.

Why Depth Charges Don't Have to Touch a Submarine to Sink It (3:52)

Gasp! The answer will amaze you.

Ask Smithsonian: How Long Can a Person Hold Their Breath? (1:32)

The science of earwax in under a minute

Ask Smithsonian: What's the Point of Earwax? (1:05)

Mans best friend is also one of his oldest.

Ask Smithsonian: When Did People Start Keeping Pets? (1:05)

From the Parkland students who created the March for Our Lives to a couple curing a form of blindness, this year’s honorees are changing our world for the better

Meet the 2018 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award Winners (1:50)

The technology award honors the visionary engineers behind Waymo’s self-driving cars

Smithsonian Ingenuity Award Winners: John Krafcik and Dmitri Dolgov (1:47)

The education award honors the United States poet laureate for her “American Conversations” tour

Smithsonian Ingenuity Award Winner: Tracy K. Smith (1:40)

Marc Goodman has spent a career in law enforcement and technology. He has served as a street police officer, senior adviser to Interpol and futurist-in-residence with the FBI. As the founder of the Future Crimes Institute and the Chair for Policy, Law, and Ethics at Silicon Valleys Singularity University, he continues to investigate the intriguing and often terrifying intersection of science and security, uncovering nascent threats and combating the darker sides of technology

DO NOT PUBLISH Future Is Here Festival 2015: Marc Goodman, Chair for Policy and Law at Singularity University (17:19)

Greg Henderson is the founder, CEO and chief visionary for Arx Pax. Greg began his career in the military as an Airborne Ranger, serving with the 101st Airborne and 7th Infantry. He graduated from West Point with a B.S in Engineering, and received a Master of Architecture degree from Berkeley. That said, what Greg succinctly envisioned with Arx Pax was a new way to employ an unexploited technology in applications that others did not see. He labeled this epiphany: Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA). Its a big dream on a one-of-a-kind technology that will change the way the world works, plays, builds and lives. All of us here at Arx Pax (and HENDO) passionately believe in its possibility, its potentialand its promise. Which is why the team Greg and Jill have assembled at Arx Pax matters so much

DO NOT PUBLISH Future Is Here Festival 2015: Greg Henderson, Hendo Hoverboard Co-Founder (11:03)

Matt Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory. His research examines the impact of sleep on human brain function in healthy and clinical populations. Walker is the recipient of numerous funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, and a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. To date, he has published over eighty research studies describing the critical importance of sleep for learning, memory, creativity, emotional regulation and cardiovascular health

DO NOT PUBLISH Future Is Here Festival 2015: Dr. Matt Walker, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley (14:04)