Event Category: Lecture

Two women peering at tableware in the Resetting The Table exhibit

Death and Burial in Colonial Cambridge

Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Speakers: Jason Ur, Stephen Phillips Professor of Archaeology and Ethnology, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University & Aja Lans, Assistant Professor in Anthropology and Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University Since the founding of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the 1630s, the Old Burying Ground—located steps away…

The Radiant Sea: Color and Light in the Underwater World

Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Speaker: Steven Haddock, Senior Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Dive into the wonders of the ocean with marine biologist and photographer Steven Haddock, coauthor with Sönke Johnsen of The Radiant Sea (Abrams Books, 2025). Through stunning photography, insightful captions, and engaging essays,…

Decoding the Pyramid Statues of King Menkaure

Free Hybrid Lecture Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Speaker: Florence Dunn Friedman, Visiting Scholar, Department of Egyptology and Assyriology, Brown University King Menkaure’s Fourth Dynasty pyramid temples at Giza were once filled with statues. The surviving statues represent some of the finest in ancient Egyptian sculpture. Crafted for eternity, these statues…

Science Spotlights: Why Do We Walk on Two Legs? Ask a Leaf!

In-Person Presentation Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA Speaker: Ruth Tweedy, Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm Why Do We Walk on Two Legs?…

Science Spotlights: Short of Breath? Here’s a Rock

In-Person Presentation Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA Speaker: Federica Calabrese, Postdoctoral Fellow, Girguis Lab Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. 2:00–2:30 pm Short of Breath? Here’s a Rock When we think of electricity,…