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Smithsonian Magazine

May 01 2021
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Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world.

Smithsonian Magazine

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The Power of Research • WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE WHEN WE UNITE OUR ROBUST SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIES WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL REACH

Corps Values • A moment of reckoning for the nation’s globe-trotting volunteers

Lending a Hand at Home • OVER A CENTURY AGO A FEW VISIONARIES LAUNCHED CHARITIES THAT NOW COLLECT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

LESSONS LEARNED • A photographic homage to a momentous education experiment

Roget Gets the Last Word • Long before compiling his famed thesaurus, he had to escape Napoleon’s dragnet

There’s a Word for That • LEXICOGRAPHERS COMPILED PRACTICAL—AND WHIMSICAL—GUIDES TO SYNONYMS CENTURIES BEFORE ROGET

EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY • A newsworthy birthday for a venerable source of trusted reporting

Profiles in Courage • A salute to the bravery of the Harlem Hellfighters

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND SEVEN ANSWERS IN THESE PAGES

The Light Fantastic • IN THE ARIZONA DESERT, JAMES TURRELL IS CREATING ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS ARTWORKS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. HERE’S AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK

where the monarchs go • Their relentless migration covers thousands of miles. But new threats are jeopardizing this ancient wonder of nature

THE MAKING OF A MOM • Scientists are revealing how a child can shape a mother’s heart and mind—literally

The End of the Trail

SILENCE SPEAKS • FROM AN ASTONISHING GLIMPSE OF YOUNG WOMEN ENGAGED IN PROTEST TO A SURREAL PORTRAIT OF THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND, THESE PICTURES CAPTURE THE PASSION, SOLITUDE AND SURPRISE OF A YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER

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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 92 Publisher: Smithsonian Institute Edition: May 01 2021

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Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world.

Smithsonian Magazine

discussion

The Power of Research • WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE WHEN WE UNITE OUR ROBUST SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIES WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL REACH

Corps Values • A moment of reckoning for the nation’s globe-trotting volunteers

Lending a Hand at Home • OVER A CENTURY AGO A FEW VISIONARIES LAUNCHED CHARITIES THAT NOW COLLECT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

LESSONS LEARNED • A photographic homage to a momentous education experiment

Roget Gets the Last Word • Long before compiling his famed thesaurus, he had to escape Napoleon’s dragnet

There’s a Word for That • LEXICOGRAPHERS COMPILED PRACTICAL—AND WHIMSICAL—GUIDES TO SYNONYMS CENTURIES BEFORE ROGET

EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY • A newsworthy birthday for a venerable source of trusted reporting

Profiles in Courage • A salute to the bravery of the Harlem Hellfighters

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND SEVEN ANSWERS IN THESE PAGES

The Light Fantastic • IN THE ARIZONA DESERT, JAMES TURRELL IS CREATING ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS ARTWORKS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. HERE’S AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK

where the monarchs go • Their relentless migration covers thousands of miles. But new threats are jeopardizing this ancient wonder of nature

THE MAKING OF A MOM • Scientists are revealing how a child can shape a mother’s heart and mind—literally

The End of the Trail

SILENCE SPEAKS • FROM AN ASTONISHING GLIMPSE OF YOUNG WOMEN ENGAGED IN PROTEST TO A SURREAL PORTRAIT OF THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND, THESE PICTURES CAPTURE THE PASSION, SOLITUDE AND SURPRISE OF A YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER

ask smithsonian • YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS. WE’VE GOT EXPERTS


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