2016-17 Falmouth Forum
Date:
Speaker:
10/28/16
"Fresnel’s Brilliant Idea: Triumph and Contention in the History of Lighthouse Optics"
Theresa Levitt, Associate Professor of History, University of Mississippi
Theresa Levitt, Associate Professor of History, University of Mississippi
11/11/16
"Hearing King David: Listening for Lost Voices in Historical Fiction"
Geraldine Brooks, author of five historical novels, 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Geraldine Brooks, author of five historical novels, 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1/6/17
"Science Denial: From Anti-Vaxers and Climate “Skeptics” to the Ark Park. Why it Continues
and Why it Matters"
Kenneth R. Miller, Professor of Biology, Brown University
and Why it Matters"
Kenneth R. Miller, Professor of Biology, Brown University
2/3/17
"Defining the Diva: From Maria Callas to Adele"
F. Paul Driscoll, editor-in-chief, Opera News
F. Paul Driscoll, editor-in-chief, Opera News
2/24/17
"Climate Impacts in the Circumpolar Region: An Archaeological Perspective on the Present"
William Fitzhugh, Director, Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution and Visiting Professor, Dartmouth College
William Fitzhugh, Director, Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution and Visiting Professor, Dartmouth College