MBL Falmouth Forum Lecture Series 2018-19

Cultural Engagement for our Cape Cod Neighbors brought to you by the Friends of the MBL.

Lectures begin at 7:30 PM unless noted otherwise below and take place at the Lillie Auditorium located at 7 MBL Street in Woods Hole.View recordings of recent
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Lectures are free and open to the public with free parking available at all MBL lots.

For more information, contact the MBL Communications Office at (508) 289-7423 or comm@mbl.edu.

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Date:

Speaker:

9/14/18

"The Year of the Bird and Why Birds Matter"
Craig Gibson, Bird Photographer and Author
(Co-Sponsored by The 300 Committee Land Trust)

10/12/18

"Energy and Geopolitics: A Diplomat's View"
Ambassador Richard Morningstar, Chairman of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center

11/2/18

"Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates"
Eric Jay Dolin, Author

12/5/18

"In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown"
Nathaniel Philbrick, Author
*Please note that this lecture is on a Wednesday

1/25/19

"Ocean Plastics Pollution: From Sources to Solutions"
Kara Lavender Law, Research Professor, Sea Education Association

3/29/19

"Climate Change and Cape Cod: What We Know, What We Expect, What We Can Do"
John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Senior Advisor, Woods Hole Research Center; Former Chief Science and Technology Advisor to President Obama and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

4/12/19

"Visiting Russia over Half a Century"
Professor Loren Graham, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science Program, MIT
HERMAN T. EPSTEIN ENDOWED MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP

5/5/19

"Is There a Future for the Arts?"
Jung-Ho Pak, Conductor of Cape Symphony
*Please note that this lecture is on a Sunday
**This lecture will not be recorded