Francesca Zambello and Tim O’Leary, “Spotlight on the Opera Blue”
Blue, a new opera by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson that had its premiere at The Glimmerglass Festival last summer, centers on the hopes and fears of a young Black […]
Bruce Blankenfeld, Master Navigator, “Rediscovery of Ocean Heritage”
REGISTER NOW! Master Maritime Navigator and Hōkūle‘a Captain, Bruce Blankenfeld will discuss ancient Polynesian navigation techniques, the perpetuation of these, and the Hōkūle‘a's "Mālama Honua" (the recent worldwide voyage in […]
Beth Orcutt, “Deep Sea Frontiers: What Happens as Humanity Seizes the Seafloor?”
REGISTER NOW! Will your next cell phone or solar panel contain heavy metals from the seafloor? Could strange life in the deep sea contain the genetic blueprint for a new […]
Dr. Jim Basker, “Black Lives Have Always Mattered: American History and the Gilder Lehrman Institute in 2020”
REGISTER NOW! In this talk, which will be dedicated to the memory of Richard Gilder, Dr. Jim Basker will present 6 or 7 moments in American history that were shaped […]
Dr. Abe Miller-Rushing, “Managing for Climate Change in Our National Parks”
National parks were originally established with the goal of preserving resources as they were in the past. That goal is no longer feasible. Dr. Miller-Rushing will describe how national park […]
Dr. David Van Essen, “Your Brain, My Brain, and a Chimpanzee’s Brain: What’s the Difference, and Why Should We Care?”
The quest to understand the human brain in health and disease is a grand challenge for the 21st century and beyond. This talk will focus on the cerebral cortex, which […]
Myron S. Cohen M.D., “COVID-19: Past, Present and Future”
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Roger Heinen, “Islesboro Economic Sustainability”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesIESC is a quasi-municipal, non-profit entity transforming private non-taxable donation dollars into a catalyst for the essential island services and businesses which underpin a vital, full time island community. The […]
Miles O’Brien, “Flying Cars, Electric Planes and Cheap Rockets: how some breakthroughs in transportation may save the planet.”
Miles O’Brien is a veteran, independent journalist who focuses on science, technology and aerospace. He is the science correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, a producer, director, writer and correspondent for […]
David Greene, “American Higher Education in the Eye of the Storm”
Islesboro Community Center 103 Pendleton Point Road, Islesboro, ME, United StatesThe global pandemic didn’t create a crisis for colleges and universities as much as it exposed existing and growing fault lines. Outdated financial and pricing models, weakening public support, the […]