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Woods Hole, MA–The �������� (Marine Biological Laboratory) Associates are pleased to announce the schedule for the 23rd season of the �������� Falmouth Forum. Established to bring a variety of lectures, performances, and presentations to the Cape Cod community during the winter months, the �������� Falmouth Forum provides audiences with a wide range of intellectual and artistic experiences. All six �������� Falmouth Forum presentations will be held on Friday evenings at 7:30 PM in the ��������’s Lillie Auditorium, 7 �������� Street, Woods Hole.

Sponsored by the �������� Associates, the Falmouth Forum series is free and open to the public. The 2013 series is also supported by a generous donation from .

The 2013-2014 season lineup includes the following presentations. Visit mbl.edu/falmouthforum for detailed information.

December 6, 2013
The Essence of Good Medicine: from The House of God to Bill W. and Dr. Bob
Samuel Shem (pen-name of Stephen Bergman, M.D., Ph.D.) psychiatrist, novelist, playwright, and activist

January 17, 2014
Why Historical Truth and Accuracy Are So Important: The JFK Assassination Revisited
Peter Janney, author, psychologist, and consultant

February 14, 2014        
A Poetry Reading
Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer-prize winning poet

March 7, 2014 
Revisiting Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science
Christoph Irmscher, author and Provost Professor of English, Indiana University

March 21, 2014  
Guano and Opening of the Pacific World: A Global Ecological History
Gregory Cushman, Associate Professor of International Environmental History, The University of Kansas

April 4, 2014��-��Herman T. Epstein Endowed Memorial Lectureship
The Accidental Universe
Alan Lightman, physicist, writer, social entrepreneur, and professor of humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

An optional buffet dinner will precede each lecture at 6:00 PM at the ��������’s Swope Center, 5 North Street, Woods Hole. Tickets are $30 (meal includes salad, pasta or potatoes, two entrees, wine, dessert, tax, and gratuity) and must be purchased in advance at Eight Cousins Children’s Books, Main Street, Falmouth or at the �������� Communications Office, 127 Water Street, Woods Hole. (between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday only). Dinner tickets are available until they sell out or until 5:00 PM on the Tuesday before each talk. For more information, contact the �������� Communications Office at (508) 289-7423 or comm@mbl.edu.

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�������� (��������) is dedicated to scientific discovery and improving the human condition through research and education in biology, biomedicine, and environmental science. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the �������� is a private, nonprofit institution and an affiliate of the University of Chicago.

The �������� Associates are a group of individuals and businesses that support the scientific mission of the �������� through their gifts to the Annual Fund. The Associates sponsor educational and research programs for the �������� and raise funds for special projects. In addition, they operate the �������� Gift Shop, located on Water Street in Woods Hole, the profits from which support scientific fellowships.