Small World
This month’s guide to notable American destinations and happenings
Health Checks
Sci-High
Object Lessons
Mighty Mouse
Life on the Web
Tiffany diamonds, Portugal and “Great Britons”
Meet Cristián Samper, Acting Secretary
How the Smithsonian protected its “strange animals, curious creatures” and more
Duke Ellington, animated movies and the old ballgame
An ice-diving course in Svalbard, Norway in only the tip of the Smithsonian science iceberg
The Stranger and the Statesman
An excerpt from Nina Burleigh’s book, The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America’s Greatest Museum
In this interview, Ernest “Pat” Furgurson, author of “Catching Up with ‘Old Slow Trot,’” says some people are still fighting the Civil War
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