The Curse of the Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution) Look for the Whispering Gallery podcast on iTunes. In these episode we take a look at the walnut-sized, sparkling-blue Hope Diamond (that is housed at the Smithsonian Institution) that is said to be cursed. The Hope Diamond is set into a pendant, surrounded by 16 white diamonds (both pear and cushion cut); the necklace chain consists of 45 white diamonds. The deep-blue gem is tied to some mystifying stories that may either be a convenient coincidence. Is it possible that these stories are evidence of something darker and maybe even supernatural? Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 References https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/the-sparkling-future-of-lab-grown-diamonds/f5ea3fc3-f226-4d98-beae-c2a00a37c3af https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evalyn_Walsh_McLean https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MR3WCTV/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.si.edu/spotlight/h