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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Aggregating a slice of the Social Endeavors of the Smithsonian. To get started with individual museums, look here: http://www.si.edu/Connect
Valentine's Day is almost over. Share your love letters to American History here: http://talkback.americanhistory.si.edu/ #TalkBackTuesday
Chandra Blog: Q and A of the Day: Where did the name "Chandra" come from?: Q: Where did the name "Chandra" origi... http://chandra.harvard.edu/blog...
ScienceShot: Small Birds Make Epic Voyage http://news.sciencemag.org/science...
Tiny songbird traverses the world http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature...
Grisanti’s Account of Fracas at Seneca Casino Is Met With Objections: http://www.nytimes.com/2012...
Oh man, we're SO close to 10,000 followers! #IsThisWhatHappinessFeelsLike?
Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks to @Velazcok for sending us this wonderful e-card: http://twitter.com/Velazco...
RT @NASANPP: Happy Valentine's Day from the planet of love. http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis... #NASA #NASAViz #Venus #valentinesday
RT @airandspaceCOMM: Sen John Glenn & space history curator @launiusr intvd in @nytimesscience video celebrating 50th anniv of Friendship 7 http://video.nytimes.com/video...
Very Cute RT @postalmuseum: Don't miss these splendid valentines from @postalheritage: http://pinterest.com/postalh... We love the fan-shaped one!
Voyager 1 view of Earth this day in 1990, dubbed 'Pale Blue Dot': http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/multime...
Today in 1990: Voyager 1 spacecraft, over 4 billion mi from Earth, looks back to take "portrait" of Solar System: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news...
One teacher asks: “What can I do with these devices that would be impossible without?” http://www.edweek.org/tm... (via @msmagiera &...
RT @JoanArkham: “@SmithsonianNMAI: Is D.C. ready for Miss Chief?... http://blog.nmai.si.edu/main... #WhoIsMissChief” Might need to go to this.
ROARRRR it's one of our ancient Chinese tomb guardians: http://www.asia.si.edu/collect... @raoulweiller Thanks for posting!
New on our blog: Do you have a favorite historical romance? http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycan... #ilovehistory
Radio Flyer: On a recent visit to a private aircraft restoration workshop (this one is in Florida, but I won’t... http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-p...
Things scientists think they know about love, online dating, and beer goggles: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas...
RT @lightfootali: @SmithsonianNMAI #HappyValentine's Smithsonian,sending big love to the people.~
Introducing Bento, the new F|S blog! For VDay, we share a romantic note by a Chinese art expert on his 1925 honeymoon. http://blog.asia.si.edu/
Video of today's talk w/Space Station astronauts @Astro_Aggie & @Astro_Cady now avail on UStream: http://www.ustream.tv/recorde...
Tribes like the Acoma Pueblo traditionally use two-spigot vases, like this one, in wedding ceremonies http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchc... #HappyValentines
Today in 1819: Christopher Sholes, inventor of the modern typewriter, is born. Sholes & Glidden typewriter: http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibit...
Tmrw is our #SITweetup @ our research & storage facility. We'll be tweeting the event along w/ these fine ppl https://twitter.com/#!... #SMWWDC
"Familiarity breeds contempt - and children." -- Mark Twain: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/indexed...
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