Science Research Public Lectures

Science Research Public Lectures are sponsored by the FAS Division of Science. The program seeks to introduce the broader local community to the exciting research of Harvard University faculty in a manner accessible to lay audiences. These talks are scheduled throughout the year in the Science Center and are open to the public.

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  • Sep 25, 2019: Francis Su, "Mathematics for Human Flourishing" [more info]
  • May 1, 2019: Curtis McMullen, "A Skeptical History of Numbers." [more info]
  • Apr 17, 2019: Michael D. Johnson, "Photographing A Supermassive Black Hole With The Event Horizon Telescope." [more info]
  • Feb 11, 2019: Martin Nowak, "The Mathematics of Cooperation." [more info]
  • Sep 26, 2018: Lisa Barsotti, "The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy." [more info]
  • Oct 25, 2017: Jelani Nelson, "Sketching Big Data." [more info]
  • Mar 28, 2017: Naomi Oreskes, "The Scientist as Sentinel." [more info]
  • Mar 9, 2016: Krzysztof Gajos, "Design and Discrimination." [more info]
  • Nov 18, 2015: Daniel Nocera, "Energy for 1 × 6 Billion." [more info]
  • Sep 23, 2015: Mara Prentiss, "Energy Revolution." [more info]
  • Apr. 8, 2015: Susan E. Mango, "Cells, Membranes, Cholesterol and Temperature Control." [more info]
  • Mar 4, 2015: Jennifer A. Lewis, "3D Printing: Making the Future." [more info]
  • Feb 4, 2015: Daniel Eisenstein, "Dark Energy and Cosmic Sound." [more info]
  • Nov. 20, 2014: Philip Kim, "Relativity, Quantum Physics, and Graphene." [more info]
  • Oct. 30, 2014: Melissa Franklin, "Putting the Higgs Boson in Its Place: The Quest to Excite the Empty Universe." [more info]
  • Sep 23, 2014: Avi Loeb, "New Search Methods for Primitive and Intelligent Life Far from Earth." [more info]
  • Apr 10, 2014: Markus Greiner, "Atomic Legos: Building and Investigating Quantum Materials One Atom at a Time." [more info]
  • Mar 13, 2014: Pardis Sabeti, "Evolutionary Forces in Humans and Pathogens." [more info]
  • Feb 2, 2014: Adam Cohen, "Bringing Bioelectricity to Light." [more info]
  • Dec 18, 2013: Sarah Stewart, "The Violent Origin of the Earth and Moon." [more info]
  • Nov 13, 2013: Noah Feldman, "On the Nature of Evidence." [more info]
  • Oct 16, 2013: Katie Hinde, "Why Mammals Suck." [more info]
  • Sep 25, 2013: John Asher Johnson, "Hot on the Trail of Warm Planets Around Cool Stars." [more info]
  • May 8, 2013: Edo Berger, "Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Biggest Explosion Since the Big Bang!" [more info]
  • Mar 27, 2013: Scott Edwards, "Birds: Evolution and Innovation in a Changing World." [more info]
  • Feb 27, 2013: Jeff Lichtman, "Connectomics: Mapping the Brain." [more info]