#  Science of the Magical (2015) 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **December 5, 2015** 

 02:00PM - 02:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Haller Hall, 26 Oxford Street**  



 

 



 

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#### Matt Kaplan, Author and Science Correspondent, *The Economist*

Can bird migrations foretell the future? Do phases of the moon hold sway over our lives? Are there sacred springs with curative powers? What is the best way to brew a love potion? In this interdisciplinary talk filled with tales of adventure, science journalist Matt Kaplan, author of *The Science of Monsters* and *Science of the Magical,* will explore the rich, lively, and surprising reality behind some of the magical objects, places, and ideas that infuse ancient and modern myths.

Lecture and Book Signing.  
This program is located at Haller Hall (enter at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street)[](https://www.google.com/maps/place/24%20Oxford%20St,%20Harvard%20University,%20Cambridge,%20MA%2002138/@42.3781869,-71.1154884,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e377413a2bae93:0xe40f5b84cc4d5921).  
Free parking is available at the [52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St,%20Harvard%20University,%20Cambridge,%20MA%2002138/@42.3801645,-71.1153057,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37740a3c56959:0xe17bf20973449411).Free with museum admission.

 

 



 

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