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Science Spotlights: Building a Planet from the Inside Out

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In-Person Presentation Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm – Building a Planet from the Inside Out Speaker: Jack Sheehan – Graduate Student in the Earth and...

Whose Genes? What Genes Can (and Can’t) Explain About Life

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Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Speakers: Daniel Faccini, PhD Candidate, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Neil S. Greenspan, Professor Emeritus of Pathology...

Your Inner Fish Revisited: New Insights into Our Fishy Past

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Free In-Person Lecture 2026 John M. Prather Lecture Series Speaker: Neil Shubin, Robert. R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago; President-Elect, National Academy of Sciences Every organ...

The Radiant Sea: Color and Light in the Underwater World

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Free Hybrid Lecture Speaker: Steven Haddock, Senior Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Dive into the wonders of the ocean with marine biologist and photographer Steven Haddock, coauthor with Sönke Johnsen of The Radiant Sea (Abrams Books...

Shamanism: The Timeless Religion

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Free Hybrid Book Presentation Speaker: Manvir Singh, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis What is shamanism and why has it endured across cultures and centuries? In this talk, anthropologist Manvir Singh will explore the...

The Spoon that Shaped an Artist's Journey

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Free In–Person Event Speaker: Wallace Chan. Artist and Innovator A broken spoon. A burning kiln. A world reborn. In this intimate lecture, jewelry master Wallace Chan reflects on his childhood poverty, the symbolism of porcelain, and the years of trial...

Exploring Human Origins at Kenya’s Lake Turkana

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2025 Hallam L. Movius, Jr. Lecture Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Louise Leakey, Director, Koobi Fora Research Project; Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University; National Geographic Explorer at Large...

The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain

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Free Book Presentation & Special Event Jorge Cham, Engineer-Turned Cartoonist, Writer, and Producer Dwayne W. Godwin, Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Advanced Registration Required. Free event parking at...

The Cat’s Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa

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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge Free Lecture Event – Online & In Person Speaker: Jonathan Losos, Director, Living Earth Collaborative; William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, Department of Biology...