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Guns In America with Colin Woodard

A conversation with Colin Woodard, Director of the Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy. Author of six books including American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.

Hacking Darwin: Rebooting Disappearing Species

A conversation with Dr. Beth Shapiro about biodiversity, de-extinction, and ethically reinventing nature to save the planet

Are We Alone? with Dr. Avi Loeb, Harvard University

Oumuamua was an elongated space object, which was discovered speeding past the sun in 2017. At the time is was the only celestial body known to have visited our solar system from another. The name comes from Hawaiian and It roughly translates to 'first distant messenger'.

Epigenetics and Gender - Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu

How can a single fertilized egg give rise to a complex organism with varied cells? The answers may be found in epigenetics… the study of how cells control gene activity by reading, but not changing the DNA sequence. Our next guest to the Forum will be Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu, a structural biologist working in epigenetics at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Addiction - Dr. Nora Volkow

A breakthrough study sponsored by the NIH revealed there are shared genetic markers that underly substance use disorders. These new findings offer a road to more effective prevention and treatment strategies for multiple substance use disorders.

Martha Graham - Moments In Movement

With the company Creative Director and former dancer, Janet Eilber and dancers Xin Ying and Charlotte Landreau.

Bringing Star Power to Earth

Recent Milestones, Current Status and Future Prospects for Nuclear Fusion as a Viable Energy Source with Mordy Rosen of the National Ignition Facility interviewed by David Freed.

When Women Ruled with Dr. Kara Cooney, Egyptologist

"For thousands of years, women of power and rule have been removed from history and too seldom been celebrated. While female rulers are exceedingly rare, in ancient Egypt remarkable information has surfaced from archaeological records and hieroglyphic texts that enable their stories to be told.

Exploring Other Worlds

The James Webb Space Telescope, Planetary Systems, and the Origins of Life with Dr. Stefanie Milam, Deputy Project Scientist For Planetary Science , James Webb Space Telescope

Who Put the Funny in Feminism

A round table conversation about the influence of television on the Women’s Movement and American cultural shifts from the 1960’s until today.

Everyone Has A Story

With Margot Leitman, Rena Strober, and Dr. Jonathan Adler - All stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end...like life itself. We are all consumers of story and we always have been. Join us for a look at this universal human experience with story tellers Margot Leitman, Rena Strober, and Jonathan Adler, PhD.

What's So Funny Fido?

The Evolution of Laughter Across many animals, complex social play is well-documented and laughter (scientists use the term play vocalizations), has been reported in sixty-five species. But seriously, why are we all laughing and what is so darn funny?

Restoring Our Oceans In One Generation with Alexandra Cousteau

A lively webinar concerning threats to and the decline of our oceans and possible mitigation and restoration. The guests will be Alexandra Cousteau, President & Co-founder of Oceans 2050 and Meaghan Brosnan, Director for the WILDAID Marine Program. The discussion will be chaired by Forum President Douglas Barr.