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May
1
Time:
TUE 7 p.m.
Location:
Boston Public Library/WGBH Studio
Speaker:
Sean Gibbons
Sponsor:
CafeSci Boston
A Gut Feeling: How Microbes Impact Human Health
May
3
Time:
THU 6 p.m.
Location:
Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall
Speaker:
Luis Rodriguez
Sponsor:
Boston Public Library
Luis J. Rodriguez: Always Running
May
4
Time:
FRI 7 p.m.
Location:
Brookline Booksmith
Speakers:
Luljeta Lleshanaku
,
Ani Gjika
Sponsor:
Brookline Booksmith
Luljeta Lleshanaku: Negative Space
May
8
Time:
TUE noon
Location:
Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences Dept, MIT
Speaker:
Sameer Sonkusale
Sponsor:
Science for the Public
Nanotechnology Advances for Healthcare and Environment
May
9
Time:
WED 7 p.m.
Location:
Parish Church in Cambridge
Speaker:
Yanis Varoufakis
Sponsor:
Cambridge Forum
Yanis Varoufakis: Is Capitalism Devouring Democracy?
May
14
Time:
MON 7 p.m.
Speakers:
Hanna Holborn Gray
,
Jane Kamensky
Sponsor:
Harvard Book Store
Hanna Holborn Gray: An Academic Life
May
15
Time:
TUE 6 p.m.
Location:
Boston Public Library, Rabb Hall
Speaker:
Dan Blumenthal
Sponsor:
WorldBoston
Dan Blumenthal: Chinese Grand Strategy
May
15
Time:
TUE 7 p.m.
Location:
Brookline Booksmith
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Molly Booth
,
Katie Bayerl
Sponsor:
Brookline Booksmith
Nothing Happened: A Shakespearean Retelling
May
15
Time:
TUE noon
Location:
Belmont Media Center
Speaker:
David Toomey
Sponsor:
Science for the Public
Science Speculations: Time Travel
May
17
Time:
THU 7 p.m.
Speakers:
Patty Schilling
,
Katherine Graham
Sponsor:
New England Aquarium
Seal Studies: What Scientists Are Learning
May
17
Time:
THU 7 p.m.
Location:
WGBH
Speakers:
Christian Elias
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Rachel Rabinovich
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WGBH Forum Network
BostonTalks: Green
May
17
Time:
THU 6 p.m.
Location:
55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609
Speaker:
Laurence Kanter
Sponsor:
Worcester Art Museum
The Mystery of Worcester's Leonardo
May
24
Time:
THU 5:30 p.m.
Speakers:
Martin Walsh
,
Thomas McGee
Sponsor:
New England Aquarium
Boston Harbor For All: Mayors' Perspective
May
30
Time:
WED 8:30 a.m.
Location:
290 Congress St., Boston
Speaker:
Mitchell J. Silver
Sponsor:
Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the BSA Foundation
Mitchell J. Silver: 21st Century Parks
May
30
Time:
WED 2 p.m.
Location:
290 Congress St., Boston
Speakers:
Katie Choe
,
Carly Foster
Sponsor:
Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the BSA Foundation
Creating a Climate-resilient Waterfront
May
30
Time:
WED 3:30 p.m.
Location:
290 Congress St., Boston
Speakers:
Nick Black
,
Priscilla Geigis
Sponsor:
Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the BSA Foundation
Creating and Maintaining Open Spaces
May
30
Time:
WED 5 p.m.
Location:
290 Congress St., Boston
Speakers:
Manikka Bowman
,
Abby Goldenfarb
Sponsor:
Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the BSA Foundation
Change on the Waterfront
May
31
Time:
THU 6:30 p.m.
Speakers:
Kathy Kottaridis
,
Noah De Amor (Hicks)
Sponsor:
Old South Meeting House
Activating Historic Sites in Dorchester
May
31
Time:
THU 6 p.m.
Location:
Rabb Hall
Speakers:
Alice Brown
,
Alex Krieger, FAIA
Sponsor:
Boston Public Library
Olmsted for the 21st Century: Creating Urban Change