If 1.5 million people come to Washington to see the cherry blossoms, and each of them has to go to the bathroom at least once, how many miles of toilet paper do Smithsonian museums go through each day? (Show your work.) Continue reading Spring is here and the tourists are in full bloom

If you need someone to mow your lawn, you put a notice on the bulletin board at the grocery store, If you need an accountant or a web designer, you put an ad on Monster.com or hire a headhunter. But how do you go about finding someone with the skills to be Secretary of the Smithsonian? Continue reading Help wanted: Leader of the largest museum, education and research complex in the world