Smithsonian
April 2016
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CONTENTS
Welcome to
Monkey Town – Each July, the city of Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its role in
the famous Scopes Trials with a re-enactment and festival. By Franz Lidz
Invisible
Kingdom – Deep in the jungles of Cambodia. French archaeologists have
rediscovered the remains of a splendid lost city that may have been the
template for Angkor Wat. By Joshua Hammer
Driving While
Black – Listing hotels, restaurants and other businesses open to African
Americans, the Negro Motorist Green-Book was an invaluable guide for Jim
Crow-era travelers. By Jacinda Townsend
The Secret
Lives of Animals – Using a remote-controlled camera, a wildlife photographer
captures the beasts of the Massi Mara and Serengeti from the ground up. By
Abigail Tucker
Evotourism
2016
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Darwin’s Favorite Fossils – The 150-year-old Yale Peabody
Museum houses crucial specimens that the famous British naturalist considered
the best evidence for his theory of evolution. By Richard Conniff
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Dawn of the Dinosaur – Recent surprise discoveries at
Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona have prompted a complete rethinking
about the creatures of the Triassic Era. By Brian Switek
Contributors
Discussion
Phenomena
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American loon; Zoot Suit
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Art: Robert Clark
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History: Casual Cushing
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Small Talk: Ariel Waldman
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Adaption: Big Toe
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Culture: Questlove on Cooking
Catching A
Wave – The first-ever detection of gravitational waves is major breakthrough in
scientists’ ability to probe the cosmos. By Brian Greene
Drawing Fire
– With a pen and brush, the artist, activist and reporter Molly Crabapple
rivets our attention on humanitarian crises. By Ron Rosenbaum
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