2017 Dec 10

Winter Wellness Walk

1:00pm to 1:45pm

Location: 

125 Arborway, Boston

Great scenery and exercise, who could want more? Take a brisk walk this winter and stay healthy and connected to the Arboretum at a time... Read more about Winter Wellness Walk

2017 Dec 10

Hold Your Temper: Celebrating the Science of Chocolate

11:00am to 2:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge

A Holiday Science Lecture for Children and their Families: Join us at the 2017 Holiday Science Lecture as we explore the science behind the... Read more about Hold Your Temper: Celebrating the Science of Chocolate

2017 Dec 10
Hold Your Temper: Celebrating the Science of Chocolate
11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Science Center, 1 Oxford St, Cambridge
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2017 Dec 07

Garden Party: From Genesis to The Descent of Man

6:00pm

Location: 

Emerson Hall, 25 Quincy St, Cambridge

A discussion of origin stories with Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard University), Meredith Reiches (University of Massachusetts Boston), and Richard... Read more about Garden Party: From Genesis to The Descent of Man

2017 Dec 06

Social Justice Action: How We Change the World

4:00pm

Location: 

First Parish in Cambridge, 1446 Massachusetts Ave

The Mahindra Humanities Center and the Office of the President at Harvard present the Tanner Lectures on Human Values: Bryan... Read more about Social Justice Action: How We Change the World

2017 Dec 04

Of Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Coevolution, Cultural History, and Conservation

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

125 Arborway, Boston

What if your host truly didn’t want you to visit? Found you intolerable, in fact, and didn’t want you to stay? You’d think that you’d be kicked out, but... Read more about Of Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Coevolution, Cultural History, and Conservation

2017 Nov 19

Fall Into Health

10:30am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Boston

Join in for a refreshing autumn ramble through the Arboretum's fabulous collections! With your guide, you will explore the less-... Read more about Fall Into Health

2017 Nov 14

Egypt's Old Kingdom

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Abusir, the “Place of Osiris,” is a necropolis (burial site) near the Old Kingdom’s city of Memphis, known for its pyramids and sun... Read more about Egypt's Old Kingdom

2017 Nov 04

Saturday Guided Tours

10:30am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Boston

Enjoy a guided tour of the Arnold Arboretum landscape with a knowledgeable docent. Tours are appropriate for adults and last... Read more about Saturday Guided Tours

2017 Oct 27
Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons: Is it Legal? Is it Constitutional? Is it Just?
11:00am
Location: 
Science Center, Hall C, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge
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2017 Oct 27
Presidential First Use of Nuclear Weapons: Is it Legal? Is it Constitutional? Is it Just?
11:00am
Location: 
Science Center, Hall C, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge
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2017 Oct 27

Contagion: Exploring Modern Epidemics

9:00am to 5:00pm

Location: 

Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

Epidemic disease spreads quickly in our interconnected, globalized world. This symposium looks at new ways of tracking epidemics using big data and social networks to predict and stem the rise of emergent diseases.... Read more about Contagion: Exploring Modern Epidemics

2017 Oct 19
Space Junk: A Traffic Crisis in Outer Space?
7:30pm
Location: 
Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden St, Cambridge
It's been 60 years since the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, and space is getting busier and busier.... Read more about Space Junk: A Traffic Crisis in Outer Space?

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