Articles by Rose Eveleth from Smithsonian Magazine

Readers Who Bought Lance Armstrong’s Book Want Their Money Back

Lance Armstrong's doping confession has cost him his Tour de France medals, sponsors and his charity. But now, readers who bought his books, want their money back too

January 24, 2013

This Is What Being a Google Maps Editor Is Like

Google maps is back on the iPhone, and thank goodness because the whole world could basically not function without it. But how does Google Maps get made?

January 24, 2013

Sonar Uncovers Amazing Photograph of Sunken Civil War Ship

The USS Hatteras, sunk 150 years ago, was discovered and photographed recently using 3D sonar

January 23, 2013

In 1974, Someone Ordered a Pizza With a Computer for the First Time

Here, witness a key moment in digital delivery: the first pizza ever ordered with a computer

January 22, 2013

Stop Cleaning Inside Your Ears: It’s Bad for You

Here's why you should pretty much never clean inside your ears

January 22, 2013

Scientists Don’t Quite Know How This Cat Managed Her 200-Mile Trek Home

Holly the cat's 200 mile journey home has scientists wondering just how animals navigate

January 21, 2013

We’re Better at Remembering Facebook Statuses Than Book Lines

Turns out, the average person is far more likely to remember a Facebook status than they are a painstakingly edited sentence from a book

January 21, 2013

Doctors Say: Seriously, Get a Flu Shot

Let's review the excuses. (Spoiler: None of them are good.)

January 21, 2013

Kickstarter Works Best for Game Designers

Games raised the most total money, over $80 million, on the crowd-funding site last year

January 21, 2013

In Europe, These People Wouldn’t Be Allowed To Drive

A recent study found that drivers with blind spots were more likely to hit pedestrians and less able to respond to hazardous situations

January 21, 2013

The Most Famous Fake Women in History

Manti Te'o isn't the first person to invent (or, have invented for him) a lady. Here are five other women who never existed

January 17, 2013

Star Trek Got Warp Speed All Wrong

Hold everything people. The blast of a star and light that happens in Star Trek when they jump to warp speed? Wrong! It wouldn't look like that at all, according to some physicists

January 17, 2013