Boston cambridge talks events

Letters to A Young Scientist

Friday, May 24 6:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Author Talk by Edward O. Wilson Harvard Book Store and the Harvard Museum of Natural History are thrilled to welcome Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O...

Neil Gaiman & Chip Kidd Discuss "Make Good Art"

Wednesday, Jun 5 6:30p

Oberon, Cambridge

Presented by the Boston Book Festival...

Art Spiegelman “What the %@&*! Happened to Comics?”

Friday, May 9 8:00p

Sanders Theatre, Cambridge

Art Spiegelman's comics are best known for their scratch-board, illustrative style and controversial content...

Harvard Square Excursion Walking Tour

Thursday, May 23 6:00p

Park Street Station, Boston

Spend an evening at Harvard Square...

Law of the Locusts: What Insect Swarms Teach Us about Cannibalism, Aging, and Human Obesity

Tuesday, Jun 18 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Locust swarms can be one of the most destructive plagues to mankind, but they also offer important new insights into the causes of human obesity, the aging process, and the complexities of crowd be...

Chimpanzee Futures in a Crowded World: Lessons from Western Uganda

Thursday, Jun 6 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Recognizing the inseparable link between environmental and human prosperity, Harvard’s Wrangham and Ross have devoted 25 years to ensuring the future of Uganda’s Kibale National Park, its rainfores...

New Treatment Challenges Among Eating Disorder Patients

Tuesday, May 21 6:30p

Cambridge Eating Disorder Center, Cambridge

Join Cambridge Eating Disorder Center (CEDC) Director Seda Ebrahimi, Ph.D. and Dianne Munson, M.D...

The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History

Sunday, Jun 23 3:30p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

More than half of Americans now live within 50 miles of ocean, but should they? John Gillis (Rutgers University) argues that an inadequate understanding of the natural and human history of our shor...

The Shadow of the Quagga: What a Long-lost Zebra Reveals about Horses, Evolution, and Extinction

Thursday, Jun 27 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

The quagga, a South African relative of horses and zebras, has been a key figure in the understanding of evolution since Darwin...

Linda Chorney Reading

Tuesday, May 28 7:00p

Porter Square Books, Cambridge

Musician and author Linda Chorney reads from her book: Who the F$%* is Linda Chorney? Linda will perform as well.

Richard Holmes, "Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Visionary Nineteenth-Century Balloon Flights"

Wednesday, May 22 6:00p

Thompson Room, Barker Center, Harvard University, Cambridge

Richard Holmes lecture: "Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Visionary Nineteenth-Century Balloon Flights."

Anthony Martignetti Reading

Tuesday, May 21 7:00p

Porter Square Books, Cambridge

Anthony Martingnetti reads from his memoir: Lunatic Heroes.

The Blacksmith House Poetry Series: Kay Ryan

Monday, Jun 3 6:00p

Cambridge Center for Adult Education Brattle House, Cambridge

The reading caps the 40th anniversary of The Blacksmith House Poetry Series, founded by Gail Mazur. Ryan's poems and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Pand elsewhere...

The Restoration of Consecration Dell: Grow Native Massachusetts — Evenings with Experts

Wednesday, Jun 5 7:00p

Cambridge Public Library, Main Branch, Cambridge

At the heart of Mount Auburn Cemetery, Consecration Dell is a landscape of great beauty and a hot spot for birding. Yet not long ago, it was overrun by invasive species and worn from erosion...