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MBL Falmouth Forum: “The Horseshoe Crab: Ancient Mariner and Modern Medicine” – Michael Dawson, Biologist

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA

Biologist Michael Dawson will discuss "The Horseshoe Crab: Ancient Mariner and Modern Medicine" at the MBL Falmouth Forum on Friday, November 22, at 7:30 PM. Lectures are open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking is available in any MBL lot. No registration required for in-person attendance. Doors open at 7:00 PM, …

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MBL Falmouth Forum: “The Poisoner’s Guide to Life” with Deborah Blum, Science Journalist/Author

Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA, United States

For more than 30 years, the Falmouth Forum, presented by the Friends of the MBL, has brought free cultural enrichment to our community. This season will feature captivating speakers that will deliver powerful talks with a wide range of subjects. Lectures are free and open to the public for in-person and virtual attendance. Free parking …

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MBL Falmouth Forum: “The Octopus as Tech: Exploring the Science, Art, and Technological Potential of Nature’s Most Spectacular Color Change Artist” – Roger Hanlon, Senior Scientist, MBL

Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United States

The Falmouth Forum presents a lecture on February 7, 2025 by Roger Hanlon, senior scientist at MBL, on "The Octopus as Tech: Exploring the Science, Art, and Technological Potential of Nature's Most Spectacular Color Change Artist"  Falmouth Forum lectures are free and open to the public free lectures for both in-person and virtual attendance. Free …

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MBL Falmouth Forum: “Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics to the Forests of New England” – Paul Catanzaro, Professor, State Extension Forester, and Co-Director of the Family Forest Research Center, UMASS Amherst

Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA

Old-growth forests, with their abundant deadwood, diverse canopy layers, and wide variation in tree ages, densities, and sizes, are strikingly different from our younger second-growth forests. These differences have profound implications for key forest functions, such as providing wildlife habitat and mitigating climate change. While we may never fully recreate true old-growth forests, we can …

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