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Jan
4
Time:
MON 11 a.m.
Location:
Zoom recording by Belmont Media Center
Speaker:
Ana Diaz Artiles, Ph.D.
Sponsor:
Science for the Public
Living in Space: Artificial Gravity and Bioastronautics
Jan
6
Time:
WED 1 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speaker:
Roman Krznaric, Ph.D
Sponsor:
Cambridge Forum
How to Think Long-Term in a Short-Term World
Jan
11
Time:
MON 10 a.m.
Location:
Zoom recording by Belmont Media Center
Speaker:
Louise Cameron
Sponsor:
Science for the Public
How Ocean Acidification Harms Shellfish
Jan
13
Time:
WED 6 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
Mayor Nicole LaChapelle
,
Amel Ahmed
Sponsor:
WGBH
BostonTalks: The Electoral College
Jan
13
Time:
WED 6 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speaker:
Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH
Sponsor:
WorldBoston
Chat & Chowder with Dr. Nicholas Christakis: Apollo's Arrow
Jan
13
Time:
WED 6 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
Jim Bendat, JD
,
Elaine Kamarck
Sponsor:
Ford Hall Forum
What’s Next for the Biden Presidency?
Jan
14
Time:
THU 6 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
David Leonard
,
Alicia Garza
Sponsor:
Boston Public Library
Meet #BlackLivesMatter Co-Creator Alicia Garza
Jan
14
Time:
THU 1 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speaker:
Dr. L. Mahadevan
Sponsor:
Science for the Public
I Wonder Why? Magic, Mystery and Mathematics in the Mundane
Jan
18
Time:
MON 1 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Sponsor:
Museum of African American History
A musical tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan
19
Time:
TUE 6 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
Jessica Shattuck
,
Nadia Owusu
Sponsor:
American Ancestors
Nadia Owusu with "Aftershocks: A Memoir"
Jan
21
Time:
THU 10:30 a.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
T. Vijay Kumar
,
Didi Pershouse
Sponsor:
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate
The Remarkable Success of India's Natural Farming Movement
Jan
22
Time:
FRI 9:30 a.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
William Dickerson II
,
Andy Vargas
Sponsor:
MassINC
The Impact of Transit Cuts on Equitable Development
Jan
26
Time:
TUE 6 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
David Leonard
,
Lindsay Peoples Wagner
Sponsor:
Boston Public Library
Meet Editor-in-Chief of The Cut Lindsay Peoples Wagner
Jan
28
Time:
THU 6 p.m.
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
James Dale
,
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
Sponsor:
Boston Public Library
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings & James Dale on We're Better Than This
Jan
29
Time:
FRI noon
Location:
Virtual Event
Speakers:
Susan Landau
,
Erik Lin-Greenberg
Sponsor:
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
New Year, Fresh Threats