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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Dear Postdocs,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happy Spring π±ππΈπ</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> We are inviting you to group
outings to two book launch talks co-hosted by the Harvard Book Store and Harvard University.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>Kenneth Roth on "</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><b><i><u><a href="https://www.harvard.com/book/9780593801321" id="OWA9857ebc4-0fd0-404b-c48a-552b5a3e376d" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.harvard.com/book/9780593801321" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">Righting
Wrongs</a></u></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>" </i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Kenneth Roth β former executive director of Human Rights Watch β will present his reflections on a lifetime spent in the struggle for human rights. This is a story of wins,
losses, and ongoing battles in the ceaseless fight to rend the moral arc from the hands of injustice and bend it toward good.
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenneth-roth-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-1133471466669" id="OWAa008eec4-9ae7-f63c-7f0b-ff9860560b56" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenneth-roth-at-the-cambridge-public-library-tickets-1133471466669" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">Read
more</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>When:</b> Thursday, April 3rd, 6:00pm-7:00pm<br>
<b>Sign up:</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> <u><a href="https://forms.gle/JCyGA2g3iWDXLjzh6" id="OWA60d8629b-a7f1-ad49-6693-1834d5bba37a" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/JCyGA2g3iWDXLjzh6" data-linkindex="2" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">https://forms.gle/JCyGA2g3iWDXLjzh6</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> ** For those who are interested, Harvard Law School will host a
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://plsmw.law.harvard.edu/event/righting-wrongs/" id="OWA21833901-4d64-449d-72f2-f9a719d97ff1" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://plsmw.law.harvard.edu/event/righting-wrongs/" data-linkindex="3" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">separate
session,</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> which you can register to join via Zoom or in person. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>Jack Szostak on "</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><b><i><u><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204593592-is-earth-exceptional" id="OWA349a6a14-ea40-6927-3404-28a7e36d8ce6" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204593592-is-earth-exceptional" data-linkindex="4" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">Is
Earth Exceptional?</a></u></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b><i>" </i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Why and where life exists are two of the biggest unsolved problems in science.
<i>Is Earth Exceptional?</i> is the ultimate exploration of the question of whether life is a freak accident or a chemical imperative. Dr. Jack Szostak is a professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago, leading the Center for the Origin of Life, and
Nobel laureate. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jack-szostak-at-harvard-university-tickets-1280939166529" id="OWAd43752b0-cc21-ccba-8796-02da1c73bb41" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jack-szostak-at-harvard-university-tickets-1280939166529" data-linkindex="5" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">Read
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><b>When:</b> Thursday, April 10th, 6:00pm-7:00pm<br>
<b>Sign up:</b> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://forms.gle/MZd8sys2YJm7S6N9A" id="OWA43e30152-c614-0ff4-770c-b87f650d92f7" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/MZd8sys2YJm7S6N9A" data-linkindex="6" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">https://forms.gle/MZd8sys2YJm7S6N9A</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;"><i>Postdoc board games night -
<u>8th April, 6-8pm</u>.</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">RSVP if you would like to join us, or are interested in joining in future:
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<span style="font-weight: 700;"><i>Postdoc bookclub - <u>22nd April, 6-8pm</u></i></span></div>
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<i>Reading is to learn, to experience things we never could in our own lives, to see other perspectives, and to reflect in the experience of others.
</i>For the first event, we will read <span style="font-weight: 700;">Intermezzo by Sally Rooney</span> (Zoeβs pick!!)</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">RSVP and more info can be found here: </span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://forms.gle/UHbLvEB3aYfG88kX8" id="OWA08547313-1434-bf75-5d80-1e635518f9f0" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/UHbLvEB3aYfG88kX8" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">https://forms.gle/UHbLvEB3aYfG88kX8</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">Let us know if you have any questions. Have a nice weekend.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black; background-color: white;">Best,</span></p>
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