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MBL Falmouth Forum: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: 1824-2023” – Thomas Forrest Kelly, Harvard University

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

In the 200th anniversary year of its first performance, this work, with its famous Ode to Joy, has become a timeless icon; but in 1824 Vienna, nobody had heard it. With images and music, we'll seek to re-create the experience of the premiere.The Falmouth Forum is supported by the Falmouth Forum Endowment, the Bakalar Endowed ...
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Friday Evening Lecture Series: “Finding a Place in Science: Life Sciences and Lived Experiences” – Shirley Malcom, AAAS SEA Change

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Many people from communities of color interested in STEMM gravitate toward life sciences because of the opportunities to answer questions that spring from their lives or that address issues experienced in their communities. This presents both challenges and opportunities: Challenges to the discipline when the current framing of research questions does not incorporate the concerns ...
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MBL Friday Evening Lecture Series: “Climate Change: Charting a Path to a Positive Future” Max Holmes, Woodwell Climate Research Center

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Whether you’re in Woods Hole or halfway around the world, join us for this venerable MBL lecture series. Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:30 PM, lectures start at 8 PM in the Cornelia Clapp Auditorium. Since the MBL ...
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MBL Friday Evening Lecture Series: “Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Geometry, Physics and Biology” – L Mahadevan, Harvard University

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Lectures are open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. No registration required for in-person attendance at the Cornelia Clapp Auditorium. Doors open at 7:30 PM, lectures start at 8 PM. The range of shapes in the plant (and animal) world is "enough to drive even the sanest man mad," wrote Darwin. Using examples ...
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MBL Friday Evening Lecture Series: “Going Where The Wild Things Are: Ocean Microbes, Their Interactions, and Ecosystem Consequences” – Alexandra Worden, MBL & University of Chicago

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

The oceans are teeming with life forms that are invisible to the naked eye – a myriad of microbes – some more like plants and even some quite related to humans! These organisms are responsible for many different ecosystem roles ranging from photosynthesis that underpins ocean food chains and generates oxygen, to how carbon is ...
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MBL Friday Evening Lecture Series: “Attack of the Killer Plants!” Neelima Sinha, University of California Davis

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Whether you’re in Woods Hole or halfway around the world, join us for this venerable MBL lecture series. Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:30 PM, lectures start at 8 PM in the Cornelia Clapp Auditorium. The lifestyle strategy ...
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MBL Friday Evening Lecture Series: “Expanding Health Insurance: What Does It Do and What Does That Mean?” Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Lectures are open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:30 PM, lectures start at 8 PM. Expanding health insurance has been a major policy focus in the U.S. from the Truman era to Obamacare. But what does expanding health insurance actually do for those ...
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MBL Falmouth Forum: “Story and Community” – Jay Allison, Founder of WCAI

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Lectures are open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking is available in any MBL lot. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:00 PM, lectures start at 7:30 PM. Lecture Abstract: Stories bring us together and tear us apart. Wherever we live, we are tied to our neighbors by ...
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MBL Falmouth Forum: “From Falmouth to the West Wing—A Speechwriter’s Journey” – Terry Szuplat, Author

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Lectures are open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking is available in any MBL lot. No registration required for in-person attendance. Please Note: This lecture is on a Sunday at 2pm. A book signing will follow the presentation Lecture Abstract: Terry Szuplat, one of President Obama’s longest-serving White House speechwriters, will ...
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MBL Falmouth Forum: “The Horseshoe Crab: Ancient Mariner and Modern Medicine” – Michael Dawson, Biologist

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Lectures are open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking is available in any MBL lot. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:00 PM, lectures start at 7:30 PM. Lecture Abstract: Horseshoe crabs are iconic animals of Cape Cod with a fascinating biology, some of which will be explored ...
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MBL Falmouth Forum: “Provincetown: A Century of Creativity” – Christine McCarthy, CEO, Provincetown Art Association and Museum

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

Lectures are open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking is available in any MBL lot. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:00 PM, lectures start at 7:30 PM. This lecture will trace the beginnings of the Provincetown Art Colony and the significant role that the Provincetown Art Association ...
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MBL Falmouth Forum: “The Octopus as Tech: Exploring the Science, Art, and Technological Potential of Nature’s Most Spectacular Color Change Artist” – Roger Hanlon, Senior Scientist, MBL

The Cornelia Clapp Auditorium MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

For more than 30 years, the Falmouth Forum, presented by the Friends of the MBL, has brought free cultural enrichment to our community. This season will feature captivating speakers that will deliver powerful talks with a wide range of subjects. Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking ...
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