January 15, 2006 (Vol. 26, No. 2)

URL:
http://americanhistory.si.edu

Rating:
Strong Points: Strong emotional impact
Weak Points: Site not focused on science

Summary:
I had the pleasure this past summer of visiting the National Museum of American History for the first time. I’m happy to report on at least one aspect of that organization’s site. For those of you who have been there, the National Museum of American History offers a combination of pop culture with some very serious stuff. One of the more serious (at least sobering) aspects of the museum’s offerings is the section entitled “Whatever Happened to Polio?” The museum’s exhibit (and accompanying Web site) effectively conveys the dreadful nature of this disease, the race to find a vaccine to treat it, and the triumph of scientists who found the cure. Sadly, the prevalence of this disease in spite of the technological advances to eradicate it reminds us that without political leadership, we cannot hope to eliminate diseases, even when we have safe and effective treatments.

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