COVID-19 Culture | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/covid-19-culture/RSS feed for COVID-19 CultureenThu, 12 Jun 2025 21:07:03 +0000Six Questions About Covid-19 Vaccines, Answeredhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/six-questions-about-covid-19-vaccines-answered-180986793/Recent vaccination announcements have led to some confusion. Four physicians weigh in on who should get vaccinated and whenThu, 12 Jun 2025 21:07:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/six-questions-about-covid-19-vaccines-answered-180986793/What Have We Learned From Intentionally Infecting People With Covid-19?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-have-we-learned-from-intentionally-infecting-people-with-covid-19-180985794/Challenge trials help researchers study immune responses. Skeptics still doubt the approach is worth the risksFri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-have-we-learned-from-intentionally-infecting-people-with-covid-19-180985794/Revisit 51 Years of Giant Pandas at the National Zoo, From Beloved Babies to Fun in the Snowhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/revisit-51-years-of-giant-pandas-at-the-national-zoo-from-beloved-babies-to-fun-snow-180982940/The Panda House's eight occupants have played a key role in conservation efforts over the decadesFri, 22 Sep 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/revisit-51-years-of-giant-pandas-at-the-national-zoo-from-beloved-babies-to-fun-snow-180982940/What Wild Animals Were Really Doing During Covid-19 Lockdownshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-wild-animals-were-really-doing-during-covid-19-lockdowns-180982351/Researchers around the world traced mammals' movements and behaviors when fewer humans and cars were outside in spring 2020Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:10:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-wild-animals-were-really-doing-during-covid-19-lockdowns-180982351/These Artworks Are Good Enough to Eat—Literallyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/blanton-museum-bake-off-winnters-2023-180982229/The Blanton Museum in Austin asked bakers to create edible versions of pieces in its collectionTue, 23 May 2023 15:37:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/blanton-museum-bake-off-winnters-2023-180982229/The Art Market Is Rebounding—but Only at the Tophttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/art-market-recovering-report-180981954/Sales increased in 2022, but growth was concentrated largely at the high end of the marketMon, 10 Apr 2023 15:38:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/art-market-recovering-report-180981954/Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Wordshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dictionarycom-adds-more-than-300-new-words-180981744/Additions like “digital nomad,” “anti-fat” and “liminal space” reflect the dynamic nature of the English languageMon, 06 Mar 2023 21:07:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dictionarycom-adds-more-than-300-new-words-180981744/'Goblin Mode' Is Oxford's 2022 Word of the Yearhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/goblin-mode-selected-as-oxfords-2022-word-of-the-year-180981245/The term describes behavior that's "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy"Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:06:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/goblin-mode-selected-as-oxfords-2022-word-of-the-year-180981245/'Gaslighting' Is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Yearhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gaslighting-merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-180981203/Searches for the term, defined as the "practice of grossly misleading someone," skyrocketed in 2022Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:56:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gaslighting-merriam-webster-word-of-the-year-180981203/Can Pathogens at the Opera Haunt a Performance?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-pathogens-at-the-opera-haunt-a-performance-180981165/New results show performers’ breath control can prevent disease from spreadingTue, 22 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-pathogens-at-the-opera-haunt-a-performance-180981165/