Arts & Culture / Video
Christopher Gray’s Scholly App Is Bringing Millions of Dollars to College Students in Need
Christopher Gray | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for Youth Achievement Christopher Gray is the founder and CEO of Scholly, the groundbreaking web and mobile app that matches …
How OK Go Has Revolutionized the Music Video
OK Go, Damian Kulash Jr. and Trish Sie | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winners for Visual Arts Specializing in the whimsical and unexpected, these artistic dynamos have collaborated …
With “Master of None,” Aziz Ansari Has Created a True American Original
Aziz Ansari | Smithsonian Magazine’s 2016 American Ingenuity Award Winner for Performing Arts The actor, comedian and author is being honored for his starring role as Dev Shah in “Master …
Watch this exclusive clip from the upcoming Ric Burns documentary about the “Green Book”
Artist Michael Najjar Travels to the Stratosphere
(Credit: Michael Najjar/Courtesy of Benrubi Gallery, NYC)
Metamaterials Inspired by Islamic Art
See how geometric designs are inspiring new ways to make stretchy materials. (Video by Ahmad Rafsanjani and Damiano Pasini/McGill University)
Where the Nazis Hid $3.5 Billion of Stolen Art
In the spring of 1945, with the Third Reich crumbling, the Nazis hid their stolen art in a sealed salt mine. But when U.S. troops arrived, they found that the …
Fishing With Irrawaddy Dolphins
Local Burmese fisher Maung Lay shows how his family has traditionally teamed up with rare river dolphins and explains why their partnership is now at risk. (Video by Demelza Stokes …
Geo-engineering the Earth’s Atmosphere
David Keith speaks at Smithsonian magazine’s 2015 Future Is Here Festival
How a Room in New Jersey Gave Us the Film Industry
While Thomas Edison is best-known for inventing the lightbulb, it’s often forgotten that he also set up the world’s first movie studio, in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Where The Fastest Cars in the World Come Together
Nearly 300,000 people gather every Memorial Day to witness the legendary Indianapolis 500, one of the greatest spectacles in U.S. racing
Watch a time-lapse build of the Top of the Wall
Members of the National Museum of American Historys jazz program discuss the legacy of jazz in the United States
Thomas Friedman on Nature, Economics and Foreign Policy
The award winning author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times discusses how the natural world influences geo politics.
See D.C.’s Cherry Blossoms in Less Than a Minute
In case you missed the city’s famous flora, see the Tidal Basin in full bloom
SmartNews: Is Beatboxing Safer Than Singing?
Our Kelly Carnes explains
Thanks to Google’s Trekker technology, you can see the sights of Angkor from anywhere in the world.
Rare Footage of Duke Ellington Playing Baseball
[Harry Carney Home Movies], Ruth Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Dave Shealy’s 2000 Skunk Ape Footage
From Smithsonian.com’s story on Dave Shealy, Florida’s self-proclaimed skunk ape expert: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/
Dismembered war captives from the 17th century uneartherd
SmartNews: Medical Photos As Modern Art
Cirrhosis, emphysema and gallstones challenge the definition of art
A team of archeologists uncover a treasure trove of golden artifacts during an excavation in Jerusalem
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