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Workshop explores The Place of the Laboratory

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Network Node: 
University of Alberta
Theme: 
Geography and the Sites of Knowing
Date: 
Tue., Jun. 18, 2013 (All day)
UToday article on Cluster workshop in Calgary, "Where is the Laboratory Now?"

Paula Larsson reports on the Cluster workshop, "Where is the Laboratory Now?

Where is the Laboratory now? “Representation”, “Intervention” and “Realism” in 19th and 20th Century Biomedical Sciences

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University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Fri., Jun. 7, 2013, 8:30am - Sun., Jun. 9, 2013, 10:45pm
University of Calgary June 7-9, 2013: Workshop on the interplay of objects, theories and artefacts in medical representations and interventions.

Where is the Laboratory now?
“Representation”, “Intervention” and “Realism” in 19th and 20th Century Biomedical Sciences
June 7-9, 2013
Kananaskis, Biological Field Station of the University of Calgary

Steve Sturdy: What's New about Translational Medicine?

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Network Node: 
University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Thu., Jun. 6, 2013, 3:30pm
U. Calgary: Dr. Steve Sturdy, Head of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh launches the "Where is the Laboratory Now?" workshop.

What's New about Translational Medicine?
Dr. Steve Sturdy, Head of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh
Th. June 6, 2013 3:30pm

Mark Solovey: Social Science Funding under Siege in More Conservative Times

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Université du Québec à Montréal
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Fri., May. 3, 2013, 12:30pm
UQAM: Mark Solovey, Professeur, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Université de Toronto

Social Science Funding under Siege in More Conservative Times:
The Case of the U.S. National Science Foundation during the 1970s and early 1980s

Materiality: Objects and Idioms in Historical Studies of Science and Technology

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Ontario Node
Theme: 
Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
Date: 
Fri., May. 3, 2013, 8:30am - Sat., May. 4, 2013, 10:45pm
York University May 3-4, 2013: Conference exploring materiality as historical object, intellectual resource, and scholarly expression.

Materiality: Objects and Idioms in Historical Studies of Science and Technology
May 3-4, 2013
York University
Theme(s): Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices

Website with latest information available here.

Keynote:
Time of Physics, Time of Art
Peter Galison, Harvard University
May 2 2013, 4:30pm

Peter Galison: Time of Physics, Time of Art

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Network Node: 
Ontario Node
Theme: 
Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
Date: 
Thu., May. 2, 2013, 4:30pm
York: Peter Galison, Harvard University, is the keynote speaker for the Materialities conference.

Time of Physics, Time of Art
Peter Galison, Harvard University
May 2 2013, 4:30pm

Histories of Medicine in the Indian Ocean

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McGill University
Theme: 
Geography and the Sites of Knowing
Date: 
Fri., Apr. 26, 2013, 9:00am - Sat., Apr. 27, 2013, 9:00pm
McGill University Apr. 26-27, 2013: The Indian Ocean World Centre hosts this conference exploring medicine in the region of the Indian Ocean world.

Histories of Medicine in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC)
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
26-27 April 2013

Organiser: Anna Winterbottom (IOWC, McGill University)

Bernard Lightman: Herbert Spencer, his British Disciples, and Evolutionary Naturalism

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Université du Québec à Montréal
Date: 
Fri., Apr. 12, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
UQAM: Herbert Spencer devoted his life to building a tightly integrated system of thought based on evolutionary theory.

Pavillon Paul-Gérin-Lajoie room N-8150
Bernard Lightman,  Department of Humanities, York University.

Janet Kourany: Bacon's Promise

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Network Node: 
University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Thu., Apr. 11, 2013, 3:30pm
U. Alberta: Dr. Kourany, University of Notre Dame, speaks on three areas in which Francis Bacon’s promise remains largely unfulfilled.

Bacon's Promise
Janet Kourany, U. Notre Dame
Th. April 11, 3:30pm
CAB 239, U. Alberta

Aelita: Queen of Mars Screening with Live Music

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Network Node: 
Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Sat., Apr. 6, 2013, 7:00pm
U. King's College: The Halifax Independent Filmmaker's Festival launches again with a screening of the first Soviet Science Fiction film with live music.

Come to the event of the year. Aelita: Queen of Mars has landed!

The Halifax Independent Filmmaker's Festival launches with a special live musical screening of the first Soviet science fiction film. The group of live musicians includes a traditional theremin player!

AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS
Sat. April 6, 2013 7 PM
Alumni Hall, New Academic Building, University of King’s College

Technoscience Salon: Affective Ecologies

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Ontario Node
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Fri., Apr. 5, 2013, 4:00pm
UofT: The Technoscience Salon Ecology series continues with a panel discussion on affective ecologies.

AFFECTIVE ECOLOGIES

Presenters ::  Martina Schlünder (U of T, Max Planck Institute)
                        Natasha Myers (York University)

Evelyn Fox Keller: What Kind of Divide Separates Biology from Culture?

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University of British Columbia
Date: 
Thu., Apr. 4, 2013, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: Evelyn Fox Keller, History and Philosophy of Science, MIT presents for the UBC STS series.

What Kind of Divide Separates Biology from Culture?
Evelyn Fox Keller, History and Philosophy of Science, MIT
April 4 2013 5pm (refreshments at 4:30)
Room 130, Liu Institute, 6476 NW Marine Drive

Presented with the Science and Society Series at Green College

Heather Douglas: Mapping the Moral Terrain of Science

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Network Node: 
University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Thu., Apr. 4, 2013, 3:30pm
U. Alberta: Heather Douglas, Waterloo Chair in Science and Society, presents a public lecture.

Mapping the Moral Terrain of Science
Heather Douglas, Waterloo Chair in Science and Society
Thursday, April 4 at 3:30 pm in  Central Academic Building 239, U. Alberta.

Evelyn Fox Keller: Paradigm Shifts and Revolutions in Contemporary Biology

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University of Alberta
Date: 
Tue., Apr. 2, 2013, 4:00pm - , 6:00pm
U of A: Dr. Keller, MIT, answers the question: Are there scientific revolutions in biology?

Dr. Keller visits U. Alberta as part of her travels as the Cluster Visiting Scholar.

Video available HERE:
https://vimeo.com/63426966


Dr. Keller will speak at 4 pm in the Engineering and Technology Learning Centre, room 1-017d. There will be a reception directly after the talk.

Evelyn Fox Keller: Paradigm Shifts and Revolutions in Contemporary Biology

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Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Mon., Apr. 1, 2013, 4:00pm
U. Calgary: Dr. Keller, MIT, answers the question: Are there scientific revolutions in biology?

Dr. Keller visits U. Calgary as part of her travels as the Cluster Visiting Scholar.

Media and articles:
The relation between feminism and science (U. Calgary Faculty of Arts)