BostonTalks is throwing the formal panel discussion out the window. Each event combines short speaking programs, drinks, and a chance for you to join the conversation. Be part of the #BostonTalks happy hour by tweeting with us!Connect with local experts in a variety of fields while enjoying the great company of your neighbors from Boston and beyond.Edgar B. Herwick III is the guy behind WGBH’s Curiosity Desk, where the quest is to dig a little deeper into (and sometimes look a little askew at) topics in the news, and search for answers to questions posed by the world around us. His features can be seen on WGBH’s Greater Boston and heard on 89.7 WGBH’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He also appears regularly with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio. Follow him on Twitter @ebherwick3.
Why do we make the choices we make when it comes to food? GBH Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B. Herwick III interviews two experts on the science of food to uncover some of the fascinating and surprising facts that influence our food consumption.
Dig a little deeper into the Electoral College with GBH Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B. Herwick III.
Hear from Massachusetts elector Mayor Nicole LaChapelle and get a historical perspective of the Electoral College system and how it works from UMASS political science professor Amel Ahmed.
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Curious about traveling during the pandemic? Join us to hear from travel writer and columnist Christopher Muther and Dr. Abraar Karan, internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. They talk with GBH Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B. Herwick III about what travel looks like these days and what safety precautions are necessary.
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November is National Native American Heritage Month. The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B Herwick III is joined by award-winning filmmaker Katsitsionni Fox and President of the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB), Jean-Luc Pierite. NAICOB is the only urban Indian center in Massachusetts that has provided cultural, social, educational and professional services to the New England Native American community for over 50 years.
Learn more about Indigenous culture and linguistics with Edgar, Katsitsionni and Jean-Luc.
How are artists pivoting in a world where performances and exhibits are happening online? The Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B. Herwick III speaks with visual artist Chanel Thervil and comedian Bethany Van Delft about the challenges and creative solutions they face in the current virtual-only environment.
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WGBH BostonTalks hosts a virtual discussion on how to maintain our health when working and learning from home. During the broadcast, learn from a psychologist, a fitness trainer, and two professionals from "The Rising Workplace" focused on helping companies build ergonomical spaces. These speakers talk with Edgar B. Herwick III, host of WGBH's Curiosity Desk, to address multiple aspects of personal health and self-care.
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Curiosity Desk’s Edgar B. Herwick III discusses the restaurant industry during COVID-19 with three local chefs. Hear how they have creatively taken on the new environment that the industry is facing. Local chefs and restaurant owners from Juliet, Blue Dragon, and Clover share their experiences.
We’re throwing it back to the totally sweet decade of the 1990s! Whether you remember wearing toe rings and pagers or jamming out to alternative rock bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Buffalo Tom, BostonTalks takes you down memory lane—and dives a little deeper too.
Featuring: Kathleen McDermott, Assistant Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design; Bill Janovitz, Guitarist, singer and songwriter in the band Buffalo Tom; and Donna Halper, PhD., Associate professor of communication and media studies at Lesley University.
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Who runs the world? Women! Celebrate and hear from some of the fearless females who are trailblazers in their fields:
* Andrea Campbell, President of the Boston City Council representing District 4, was unanimously elected by her peers to be Boston City Council president. She is the first African American woman to hold this leadership position.
* Susan Esper, Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, has over 28 years of public accounting experience and has specialized in the financial services industry. Susan has been a great mentor to women and has supported women’s efforts to gain more visibility on boards.
* Jen Deaderick, historian and author of "She the People," discusses some of the local groundbreaking women throughout history who have blazed trails for women’s equality.
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Here is a look at one of Boston's most beloved, community-based, unique and action-driven neighborhoods, Jamaica Plain. We explore Jamaica Plain through the eyes of the people who help define it.
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