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warp power online - enterprise at the smithsonian 2016
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in this interview filmed at the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington dc conservator malcolm collum discusses the new lighting effec

inside the smithsonian on devourcom
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inside the smithsonian the smithsonian national museum of natural history aims at increasing our knowledge of the planet we live on with over

conan o039 brien as seen by artist john kascht
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in this film quotfunny bonesquot artist john kascht gives us a behind the scenes look at the creation of his portrait of conan o039 brien explaining h

warp power online - enterprise at the smithsonian 2016
Bookmarked 512 weeks ago
in this interview filmed at the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington dc conservator malcolm collum discusses the new lighting effects in the renovated uss enterprise filming model from the original quotstar trekquot television series

tuskegee airman: 039we039re being appreciated039
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many of the remaining tuskegee airmen are gathered near washington for their national convention on wednesday several of the wwii pilots watched as one of their old training planes took one last flight before it039s donated to the smithsonian aug 3

guy with jetpack zooms in smithsonian
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a man flew in a hydrogen and nitrogen-powered jet pack at a demonstration at the smithsonian museum

smithsonian museum honors african-american pioneers
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cnn039s fredricka whitfield visits the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture for exclusive look at exhibits

collecting the world: inside the smithsonian in vimeo staff picks on vimeo
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the smithsonian national museum of natural history has over 144 million different objects in its collections a sample of these collections are on display to theamphellip

tsa donates equipment to smithsonian for 911 remembrance
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the tsa has donated airport safety screening devices including a metal detector and a training dummy to the smithsonian institute

president obama speaks at the national museum of african american history and culture groundbreaking
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the president speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the national museum of african american history and culture on the national mall february 22 2012

shanthi the national zoo039s musical elephant plays the harmonica
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when the elephant keepers at the smithsonian039s national zoo hear the sound of a harmonica it039s not the radio they039ve left on instead it039s the zoo039s 36-year-old asian elephant shanthi who unsolicited has a propensity for coming up with her own ditties using whatever instruments the keepers have provided these include harmonicas horns and other noisemakers the zoo has captured some of shanthi039s most recent capriccios on this video the keepers provided the instruments after they noticed that shanthi more so than the zoo039s two other elephants likes to make noise with objects according to keepers she will use her trunk to cover anything with a hole in it and blow until it makes a soundand will often coax the objects to get different types of sounds from it she taps objects with her trunk and flaps her ears against objects that make noise now they give the melodious pachyderm noisemakers as a form of enrichment shanthi is the mother of the zoo039s 10-year-old calf kandula asian elephants are endangered in the wild where 30000 to 50000 asian elephants still live in the forests of south and southeast asia visitors to the zoo can watch an elephant demonstration which sometimes includes shanthi039s musical skills at 11 am most days at the zoo039s elephant trails

sneak peek of the smithsonians object project
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the smithsonian039s national museum of american history will open a unique hands-on learning space the patrick f taylor foundation object project july 1 made possible by philanthropist phyllis taylor the 4000-square-foot space in the museum039s new innovation wing will focus on everyday things that changed everything anchored by an array of individual casessome overhead others with visitor-activated sound light and motion effectsobject project will invite visitors to interact with approximately 250 objects within the 9-by-40-foot sculpture that forms the learning space the space is divided into four sections: bicycles refrigerators ready-to-wear clothes and household hits which includes a customized interactive version of the price is right game show format licensed from fremantlemedia north america incto view the multimedia news release go http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7433931-national-museum-of-american-history

true facts: freaky nudibranchs
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cuz the ocean is weirdjoin https:wwwpatreoncomtruefactscredits:written and voiced by ze frankthanks to patreon supporter sydney brown for the pikachu swiffer line that she left in a comment join the community it039s funhal brindleyhal has an amazing vid of a botfly on his channel sooooo grosshttps:wwwyoutubecomchannelucfpc5ryzit5kly-0ku24jkwhttps:travel4wildlifecomdr jeffrey goddard william goddarddr goddard and his son were very generous with their time and footage gave me some great notes so i didn039t get my facts bungledmsiucsbedudr jamie seymourdr seymour has captured some of the most remarkable footage of nematocysts firing i have ever seen ptowwwwtropical australian stinger research unit tasrubocas del toro research station smithsonian tropical research institutethank you to the smithsonian and to dr maria pia miglietta for the wonderful image of the unexploded nematocystdr louise page : university of victoriadr page039s footage

agriculture in americas economy on vimeo
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the smithsonian039s national museum of american history will open a new exhibition on american business july 1 in the mars hall of american business the exhibition american enterprise will have a strong focus on the nation039s agriculture history which is one of four economic sectors in the exhibition it will explore precision farming environmental concerns and hybrid seeds american agriculture has gone through a tremendous transformation in the past seven decades becoming a high-tech industry deeply affecting not just farmers themselves but every american and the american experience in general said peter liebhold museum curator and chair of the division of work and industrythe companion book american enterprise: a history of business in america will highlight significant artifacts from agriculture039s humble beginnings to the technological advances that make it a leading industry in the united statesto view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7433931-national-museum-of-american-history

doc watson performs quotdeep river bluesquot in the dvd quotdoc039s guitar: fingerpicking amp flatpickingquot
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purchase quotdoc039s guitar: fingerpicking and flatpickingquot at: http:wwwfolkwayssiedualbumdetailsaspxitemid=3105doc watson has been astonishing and delighting audiences for more than forty years playing his flat top guitar with technical virtuosity and impeccable tone and timing watch doc teach and play quotdeep river bluesquot from the instructional dvd quotdoc039s guitar: fingerpicking amp flatpickingquot available from smithsonian folkways and homespun videothe content and comments posted here are subject to the smithsonian institution copyright and privacy policy wwwsieducopyright smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time

places of invention overview
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the smithsonians lemelson center for the study of invention and innovation will open its first permanent public homethe lemelson hall of invention and innovationat the national museum of american history july 1 the hall will feature places of invention a signature 3500 square-foot exhibition examining hotspots of invention throughout history draper sparklab a hands-on space for children aged 6 to 12 and inventive minds a small gallery that will introduce the work of the lemelson centerto view the multimedia news release go http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7552051-smithsonian-lemelson-hall-invention-innovation

raytheon brings mathalive to the middle east
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reinforcing its long-standing commitment to furthering math and science education globally raytheon company nyse: rtn is bringing its mathmovesu initiative to the gulf region raytheon will premiere the regional expansion of mathmovesu which is well established in the united states australia and europe with two key launchesto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr63761-raytheon-mathmovesu-education-launches-in-gulf-region

quotour americaquot latino art exhibit
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quotour america: the latino presence in american artquot presents the rich and varied contributions of latino artists in the united states since the mid-20th century when the concept of a collective latino identity began to emerge the exhibition is drawn entirely from the smithsonian american art museum039s pioneering collection of latino art it explores how latino artists shaped the artistic movements of their day and recalibrated key themes in american art and culture quotour americaquot presents a picture of an evolving national culture that challenges expectations of what is meant by quotamericanquot and quotlatinoquotto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr63354-smithsonian-american-art-museum-modern-contemporary-latino-art-exhibition