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At BostonTalks, networking meets short talks for a smarter happy hour. Speakers share their stories in connection with the theme of “green." Learn about Fenway’s Green Monster, cold hard cash, and the environment! Image: [Pixaby](https://pixabay.com/en/dollar-currency-money-us-dollar-499481/ "Pixaby")

Sip a cold one as you hear a short talk on mindfulness, stories from a cop turned criminal, and more. The theme is escape. BostonTalks is WGBH’s smarter happy hour featuring short talks, networking and, of course, beer and wine. Image: Pexel.com

Listen as Hip Hop artist Brandie Blaze, archaeologist Jade Luiz, and funeral director Sarah Young-Stopyra share insights and stories about the underground — both literally and figuratively. Photo: NPS.gov

Three talented guests participate in this BostonTalks to share what they know about the impact of murals, the importance of music and how even the Patriots can believe in magic!

BostonTalks throws it back to the epic time of the 1960s! Hear short talks on rock ’n’ roll music and women’s activism during the 1960s.

The 2018 Winter Olympics begins February 9th in Pyeongchang, South Korea. In preparation for the winter games, hear from past Olympian Alice Cook on skating in 1976, Lou Jones on his decade long, photographic coverage of the athletes, and Paul Aronofsky on a curler club started in Boston, MA. Curiosity Desk's Edgar B Herwick III hosts the discussion. (Image: Pexels)

When you hear the term "space" do you think of aliens or the cramped urban landscape of Boston? At BostonTalks, local architects and astrophysicists cover both ideas of space. Curiosity Desk's Edgar B Herwick III hosts a discussion of space that includes architectural designer Aeron Hodges on living small, Emily O'Neil on the arts community in Fort Point, and molecular astrophysicist Clara Sousa-Silva considering if we share the universe with other life. (Image: [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/photo/sky-earth-space-working-2156/ "Pexels"))

What scares you? Hear from a medical zombie expert, a virtual reality designer and a film score composer, talking about fear and science at this October BostonTalks. Learn the way music is connected to emotions and consider what makes a horror movie frightening. (Image: Pexel.com)

September's BostonTalks is all about coming together. Listen to three speakers share the way their careers and research focus on the exploration and making of connections. First, Dr. Matt Peterson ([@mfpetersmit](https://twitter.com/mfpetersmit "@mfpetersmit")) of MIT studies how our brains make connections allowing us to know and understand others instantly through facial recognition. Learn about connecting real food to the restaurant table from Chef Chandra Gouldrup, owner of the Farmer's Daughter in Easton, MA. Then, go behind the blue paint with Lyle Blaker ([@BMGBoston](https://twitter.com/bmgboston?lang=en "@BMGBoston")) of Blue Man Group, and hear how he connects with his audience without saying a word.

This BostonTalks Happy Hour will improve your summer with road trip destination inspiration. Vermont’s Shelburne Museum curator, Kory Rogers (@shelburnemuseum), speaks about his work at the museum and encourages you to get on the road to the Green Mountain State to see everything for yourself. Amy Traverso (@amytraverso), Yankee Magazine food editor and co-host of WGBH’s Weekends with Yankee, shares her experience on a quest to find the best lobster roll in Maine. Western Mass freelance writer and beer aficionado, Kevin Koczwara (@kkoczwara), discusses how he created a career writing about beer, and where you can visit the best breweries. Tom Weyman (@ColumbusTheatre), Providence, Rhode Island’s Columbus Theatre Director of Programming, talks about the history of the theatre and gives us another possibility for a fun summer road trip destination. Boston Globe travel writer, Christopher Muther (@Chris_Muther), talks about the ups and downs of being a travel writer and some of the best places to visit.