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Saturday
, October 26
10:00am EDT
Mohamed Amer Meziane: Why Are We Disenchanted? The States of the Earth
15 - French Library - Upstairs Room
Mohamed Amer Meziane
11:45am EDT
Science and Society Keynote: Francis Collins
06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb Hall
David Leonard • Francis Collins • Boston Public Library
The Temper of Revolution, The Wardrobe of Liberation
08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth Salon
Rachel Slade • Robert Darnton • Anne Higonnet
12:00pm EDT
Foundational American Stories
13 - Boston Public Library - Guastavino
Megan Marshall • Lori Ginzberg • John Kaag • Robert Parkinson
Threats to Democracy: Elections and Algorithms
01 - Old South Church - Sanctuary
Adam Reilly • Renee DiResta • Lawrence Lessig
12:15pm EDT
Trends in Technology: Devilish or Divine?
05 - Trinity Church - Undercroft
Dan Lothian • Jeff Jarvis • Daniela Rus • Andrew Smith
1:15pm EDT
Hidden Histories
08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth Salon
Cameo George • David Blight • Caleb Gayle • Antonia Hylton
Memoir: Creating Identity
03 - Old South Church - Guild Room
James Bennett • Anne Cheng • Oliver Radclyffe • Jerald Walker
1:30pm EDT
What is the Future of Free Speech on Campuses and Beyond?
01 - Old South Church - Sanctuary
Omar Sultan Haque • Lee C. Bollinger • Cass R. Sunstein
Women, Politics, and Power
13 - Boston Public Library - Guastavino
Debby Applegate • Gioia Diliberto • Honor Moore • Dawn Tripp • Beacon Hill Books
1:45pm EDT
Memoir: Rising Above
05 - Trinity Church - Undercroft
Tina Cassidy • Nikkya Hargrove • Tom Seeman • Nicole Treska
2:00pm EDT
The Poetry of Nature
02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton Hall
Julia Cort • Renée Bergland • Alan Lightman
2:45pm EDT
Black Resistance and Leadership
06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb Hall
Noelle Trent • Thulani Davis • Eddie Glaude • Kellie Jackson • Sarah Lewis • Stone Foundation
Seeking Joy in our LIfe Journeys
08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth Salon
Edgar Herwick • John O’Connor • James Parker • Simon Wu
3:00pm EDT
Art History Keynote: Paris in Ruins
01 - Old South Church - Sanctuary
Jared Bowen • Sebastian Smee
3:15pm EDT
Fashion, Power, and Fighting Back
05 - Trinity Church - Undercroft
Bethany Van Delft • Cameron Russell
3:30pm EDT
Life Hacks: Rituals and Vows
02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton Hall
Callie Crossley • Cheryl Mendelson • Michael Norton
4:30pm EDT
How Technology Shapes History
06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb Hall
Arun Rath • Daron Acemoglu • Sunil Amrith
Memoir: Follow Your Bliss
04 - Church of the Covenant - Sanctuary
Robin Young • Rich Benoit • Alizah Holstein • Trish O'Kane • WBUR
When History Gets Personal
01 - Old South Church - Sanctuary
Linda Henry • Doris Kearns Goodwin • Charles Trueheart
4:45pm EDT
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
05 - Trinity Church - Undercroft
Jeremy Siegel • Theodore Johnson • Darrin Mcmahon • Nick Troiano
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, October 26
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01 - Old South Church - Sanctuary
02 - Old South Church - Mary Norton Hall
03 - Old South Church - Guild Room
04 - Church of the Covenant - Sanctuary
05 - Trinity Church - Undercroft
06 - Boston Public Library - Rabb Hall
07 - Boston Public Library - Newsfeed Cafe
08 - Boston Public Library - Commonwealth Salon
09 - Boston Public Library - Teen Central
10 - Boston Public Library - Children's Library
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12 - Boston Public Library - Orientation Room
13 - Boston Public Library - Guastavino
14 - French Library - 1st Floor
15 - French Library - Upstairs Room
16 - Goethe-Institut - 1st Floor
17 - Goethe-Institut - Workshop Space
18 - Copley Square Outdoors - Berklee Stage
19 - Copley Square Outdoors - Brainstorm Tent
20 - Copley Square Outdoors - Costume Characters
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22 - Outside BPL Boylston Street Entrance
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