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Synergies.(FROM THE CASTLE)(Smithsonian Institution's interdisciplinary approach to grand challenges)
THE GERMAN NATURALIST Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was called the "last universal man"--a person who had a grasp of all the world's knowledge. A stretch then, and impossible today. Our age has seen an explosion of experts in hundreds of disciplines, all creating huge amounts of specialized knowledge, which ricochets instantaneously around the world over the Internet. Not even von Humboldt could make sense of it all.
Which is why the Smithsonian's new strategic plan takes a cross-disciplinary approach to four Grand Challenges: unlocking the mysteries of the universe, understanding and sustaining a biodiverse planet, valuing world cultures, and understanding the American …
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