Justin Rubinstein, Research Geophysicist and Deputy Chief of the Induced Seismicity Project, Menlo Park Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
In 2009, the central United States began to experience an unprecedented surge in earthquakes. They soared from an average of 21 per year to over 650 in 2014 alone. This increased seismicity has been found in just a few regions of the country, with a majority in...
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Free Public Lecture
Maia Nuku, Evelyn A. J. Hall & John A. Friede Associate Curator for Oceanic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In 1984, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York staged a landmark exhibition of Māori art that became a significant milestone in the cultural renaissance of the Māori. Notable for the fact that Māori elders and leaders were involved in curatorial decisions from the outset, it was also—...
Joe Watkins (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland
The United States was in the early stages of Reconstruction when Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, mandating that “all persons born in the United States” with the exception of American Indians be declared citizens. That...
CHSI Special Exhibition Gallery, Science Center 251
Men and women have been competing in separate athletic events since at least the time of the ancient Greeks. But why? What biological differences affect the way men and women play sports? And what impact does all of this have on athletics and on our broader culture? Find out at a special panel...
Buried trash can reveal a lot about how our ancestors lived. Ground-penetrating radar in Harvard Yard revealed a deep and dense area of 17th-century trash near the location of the long-gone Old...
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Free Public Lecture and Book Signing
Elizabeth R. Brill, Sea Creatures Preservation Specialist
David O. Brown, Photographer and Filmmaker
Gonzalo Giribet, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, and Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology,...
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Family Celebration
Live mariachi music helps to make this a joyful event designed to remember and welcome back the spirits of loved ones. Decorate a sugar skull, make papel picado (cut-paper banners) and other artwork, and write a message to place upon the Día de los Muertos altar. View the community altar artwork by students from Cambridge’s Amigos School.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Special Event
Celebrate the Day of the Dead with a festive evening of music, food, and community. Remember departed loved ones in front of this year’s Día de los Muertos altar, savor traditional Mexican food, and enjoy lively Mexican music.