Brian D. Farrell, Curator in Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology; Professor of Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
At the heart of every great collection, be it art, books, or specimens, lies the soul of a passionate collector. David Rockefeller had a passion for beetles and collected more...
A rising star in environmental economics, Dr. Wagner served on the board of the Environmental Defense Fund shortly after finishing his PhD here at Harvard. He now serves as the co-Director of Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research Program and he recently co-authored the successful book Climate Shock: The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet. He'll be speaking to us about the Climate Leadership Council's Carbon Dividends Plan, which you can read more about ...
Deborah Gordon Professor Department of Biology Stanford University
4-5pm, Thursday, November 2, 2017 Biological Labs Lecture Hall, 1080 Reception following talk
Like many complex biological systems, an ant colony operates without central control. Each ant responds to its interactions with other ants nearby. In the aggregate, these stochastic, dynamical networks of interaction regulate colony behavior.
CBS Neurolunch Lunch available at 12:45 pm, talk at 1PM
Yuichi Makino, Postdoctoral Fellow, Hensch Lab
Novel cholinergic mechanisms linking sleep need to attentional suppression
Sleep loss causes a wide variety of behavioral changes. Particularly, it is well-known that attention declines after an extended wake period, as everyone has surely experienced poor concentration when studying late at night. However, neural mechanisms that underlie attentional suppression under sleep demand remain largely unexplored....
Weld Hill Lecture Hall, Arnold Arboretum, 1300 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131
The Arnold Arboretum is pleased to announce that you can now watch Arboretum Research Talks LIVE in person OR on the Arboretum’s YouTube channel. The live stream video is entitled “Arnold Arboretum Live Stream” (and...