Harvard Science Book Talks

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July 8, 2026 - @7:00pm 
Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

Rowan Jacobsen, "In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure"
FREE EVENT; NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

Harvard Science Book Talks are a collaboration between the Harvard University Division of Science, Harvard Library, and Harvard Book Store. The series features lectures by, and conversations with, authors of recently published books on science-related topics, written with a non-specialist audience in mind. Some of the authors we invite are academics or research scientists, while others are science writers and journalists. We are casting a wide net across areas of human endeavor that are grouped under the aegis of Science. We are interested in the history, philosophy, methodology, and cultures of the various science fields: their triumphs and failures, their controversies, biographies of the people involved, important discoveries, and great feats of human imagination and ingenuity. We are equally interested in in-depth explorations of various topics in a manner that makes science accessible to the curious non-specialist. Our goal is to inform, inspire, entertain, provide food for thought, and encourage audiences to engage in public discourse about science, the role that it can—and does—play in our society, and its potential for furthering human progress.

The in-person talks, held at Harvard Science Center, are followed by a small reception and book signing in Cabot Science Library.  On rare occasions, we may also hold special, ticketed, events in other venues. For more information and to be added to our notification list, please contact us at science_lectures@fas.harvard.edu.
 

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