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The Forum Network is a public media service of GBH that collects thousands of video and audio lectures from the world's foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policymakers, and community leaders, made available to the public for free on forum-network.org. Lectures hosted on The Forum Network are presented by community organizations and educational institutions from the Boston area and be

yond. From science to the humanities, from local to global topics, The Forum Network is committed to providing outstanding educational content for lifelong learners, and to encouraging deeper understanding and civic engagement around the vital issues of our time. Major support for Forum Network is provided by The Lowell Institute, an organization created to carry out the 1836 bequest of John Lowell Jr., to make free public lectures available to the citizens of Boston and beyond.

07/04/2025

The next installment of films starring artificial dinos have hit the theaters, but how do the animals alive today emulate what lived back then? Birds is one example says Dr. Christopher Organ in a 2009 talk with Science for the Public.

07/04/2025

On this federal holiday, take time to think about what's important to you apart from working. Author Simone Stolzoff talks about some ways to bring more purpose to your life in a 2023 talk with Cambridge Forum.

07/04/2025

250 ago, the new nation known as the United States was emerging and two men, Prince Hall and George Washington discussed how inclusive the army should be.
Tune into this 2021 talk to learn more about Prince Hall and how he helped shaping the nation.

07/04/2025

250 years ago, America's fight for independence was about to begin. Hear historian John Ferling explain these conditions in a 2007 talk with Atlanta History Center.

Just published! 👉 https://bit.ly/44cxUJiKeisha Greaves, founder of Girls Chronically Rock, Carl Richardson, ADA Coordina...
07/03/2025

Just published! 👉 https://bit.ly/44cxUJi
Keisha Greaves, founder of Girls Chronically Rock, Carl Richardson, ADA Coordinator at MA State House, & Tina Zhu Xi Caruso of the Netflix series "Love On The Spectrum" -- discuss with humor and heart how to manage evolving disabilities.

07/03/2025

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston returned stolen artifacts to the descendants of the previous "King of Benin", which is now Nigeria. This is one of many similar actions taken by museums, as Sharon Waxman explains in a 2008 talk with Cambridge Forum.

07/03/2025

Today, at 3:55pm, the Earth will reach its farthest point from the Sun. But we weren't always thought to be the ones revolving, as Dr. Mario Livio explains the history of our solar system models in a 2021 talk with Science for the Public.

07/03/2025

When the Pemberton mill caved in in 1860, the community showed up... and the answer from the mayor would raise some eyebrows today. Understand the significance of this event and its aftermaths with this recent Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation talk.

07/03/2025

The 14th Dalai Lama has announced that the search for his successor will begin, NPR reports. Thomas Laird discussed conversations between them about this spiritual role in a 2007 talk with Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

07/03/2025

"Anybody who goes to work knows it's risky." Understand how workplace safety has been long to come with this just published talk with professor Robert Forrant and safety expert Gabriel Porter.

07/02/2025

in 1964, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, a hallmark of the American civil rights movement.
Learn more about this important time in the American history with this 2015 Museum of African American History - Boston and Nantucket talk and Rahsaan Hall.

What can a 19th-century mill disaster teach us about workplace safety today? Tune into this recent Charles River Museum ...
07/02/2025

What can a 19th-century mill disaster teach us about workplace safety today? Tune into this recent Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation talk with Prof. Robert Forrant (UMass Lowell) and OSHA Safety and Health Specialist Gabriel Porter to learn more!
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The Forum Network is a public media service of GBH that collects thousands of video and audio lectures from the world's leading scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policymakers, and community leaders. We share these talks in their entirety with the public for free on our website, www.forum-network.org. These lectures take place thanks to community organizations and educational institutions all around the Boston area. From science to the humanities, from local to global topics, The Forum Network is committed to providing outstanding educational content for lifelong learners, and to encouraging deeper understanding and civic engagement around the vital issues of our time. Major support for Forum Network is provided by The Lowell Institute, an organization created to carry out the 1836 bequest of John Lowell Jr., to make free public lectures available to the citizens of Boston and beyond.