2024 Friday Evening Lectures | Marine Biological Laboratory

Whether you’re in Woods Hole or halfway around the world, join us for this venerable MBL lecture series.

Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:30 PM, lectures start at 8 PM in the Cornelia Clapp Auditorium.

Suggestions for future Friday Evening Lecturers are welcome and may be sent to FEL@mbl.edu.

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June 21 - “Finding a Place in Science: Life Sciences and Lived Experiences”

E.B. Wilson History and Philosophy of Science Lecture
Shirley Malcom, American Association for the Advancement of Science SEA Change

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June 28 - “Climate Change: Charting a Path to a Positive Future”

Glassman Lecture
Max Holmes, Woodwell Climate Research Center

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July 5 - “Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Geometry, Physics and Biology”

L Mahadevan, Harvard University

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July 12 - “Deciphering Neurobiological Processes of Opioid Addiction towards Novel Interventions”

Forbes Lecture
Yasmin Hurd, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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July 26 - “Going Where The Wild Things Are: Ocean Microbes, Their Interactions, and Ecosystem Consequences”

Alexandra Worden, MBL & University of Chicago

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August 2 - “Learning the Superpower of Animal Diversity One Cell Type at a Time”

Bo Wang, Stanford University

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August 9 - “Attack of the Killer Plants!”

Porter Lecture
Neelima Sinha, University of California Davis

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August 16 - “Expanding Health Insurance: What Does It Do and What Does That Mean?”

Amy Finkelstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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