Based on her new book The Wreck of the Royal Tar, author Jane Parks Gardner presents a gripping multimedia program that brings to life one of New England's most haunting maritime disasters. The talk explores the history of the ill-fated steamship, the immigrant experience of many passengers, the colorful world of 19th-century traveling circuses, and the perils of sea travel in the 1830s.
The second presentation in Nate Ramsayer's seven-part course How the Bible Became a Book. In this lecture, Nate will help to trace the lineage of the most authoritative biblical manuscripts that are used to create the modern day translations we’re all familiar with. Feel free to join, even if you weren't present at the first lecture.
Turn love into a legacy. Whether you're just starting to think about your legacy or updating existing plans, ensuring your loved ones are financially secure is essential. Proper estate planning is crucial to protect and preserve what you've worked so hard to build.
The narrative relationship between the Netflix hit animation K Pop Demon Hunters and unique Korean shamanistic ritual practices is explored. Ssitgim gut (씻김굿) is a Korean shamanistic ritual where shamans perform cleansing of a deceased before sending off the spirit to Paradise for a rebirth.
For more than 25 years, award-winning journalist and author Ted Reinstein has covered New England for WCVB's celebrated show, Chronicle, the nation's longest-running locally-produced nightly newsmagazine. Ted has visited and reported from every corner of New England, introducing viewers to some of the region's most interesting people and their stories.
Jagadeesh Moodera of MIT’s Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, will speak about the evolution of a new technology, namely, Quantum Computers: Efficient Superconducting Diodes and Rectifiers for Quantum Circuitry.
Michael Garjian, CEO of CarbonStar Systems, will keynote the new season of The Wilson Forum when he speaks about a different approach to managing the technical, economic, and social risks that accompany the introduction of any new technology into our social fabric. He will identify An Alternative to Corporate Capitalism: Managing the Economic Risk of Introducing a New Technology into the Marketplace. Register to receive the zoom link.
Lecture with Nate Ramsayer: the first in a seven-part series entitled How the Bible Became a Book. This will be an overview of what the Bible—both Old and New Testaments—contains and what time period it covers, as well as the difference between Jewish and Christian biblical traditions.
In the third presentation of Nate Ramsayer's seven-part course How the Bible Became a Book, Nate will give an overview of some curious narrative characteristics found in the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, as well as take a deep dive into the story of creation.
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