Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This New England Aquarium Lecture Series event features Dr. Joshua Boger, a scientist, entrepreneur, and professional underwater photographer, who introduces us to the extraordinary world of giant clams (genus Tridacna). As the largest living bivalve mollusks, giant clams can reach sizes as large as 4.5 feet and weigh as much as 550 lbs. These highly colorful animals are distributed widely in the warmer parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans and can live 100 years or more, each fixed to one spot for all its adult life. Illustrated with underwater macro photographs from more than twenty years of diving, Dr. Boger showcases these beautiful gentle animals that are under threat from overfishing, pollution, and ocean warming.
Dr. Boger is the Founder and Former CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Philosophy from Wesleyan University and his master’s and doctorate degrees in Chemistry from Harvard University. Dr. Boger is an expert scuba diver, with more than 800 logged dives, and a professional underwater photographer, concentrating on macrophotography that explores detailed colors and patterns in unfamiliar underwater environments to illuminate a broader visual understanding and appreciation of our blue planet.
This New England Aquarium Lecture Series event features Dr. Joshua Boger, a scientist, entrepreneur, and professional underwater photographer, who introduces us to the extraordinary world of giant clams (genus Tridacna). As the largest living bivalve mollusks, giant clams can reach sizes as large as 4.5 feet and weigh as much as 550 lbs. These highly colorful animals are distributed widely in the warmer parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans and can live 100 years or more, each fixed to one spot for all its adult life. Illustrated with underwater macro photographs from more than twenty years of diving, Dr. Boger showcases these beautiful gentle animals that are under threat from overfishing, pollution, and ocean warming.
Dr. Boger is the Founder and Former CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Philosophy from Wesleyan University and his master’s and doctorate degrees in Chemistry from Harvard University. Dr. Boger is an expert scuba diver, with more than 800 logged dives, and a professional underwater photographer, concentrating on macrophotography that explores detailed colors and patterns in unfamiliar underwater environments to illuminate a broader visual understanding and appreciation of our blue planet.
