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Arun Bala: Do Dialogical Histories of the Scientific Revolution Require Rethinking Scientific Method?

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Ontario Node
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Tue., Oct. 30, 2012, 12:30pm
York University: Dr. Arun Bala, National University of Singapore, speaks as part of his visit to the region as a Rotman Institute Visiting Professor.

Speaker: Arun Bala, National University of Singapore

Title: Do Dialogical Histories of the Scientific Revolution Require Rethinking
Scientific Method?

Tuesday October 30 2012, 12:30-2:00 P.M. 

Reengineering Philosophy for Limited Beings - a roundtable discussion of William Wimsatt's book led by Evelyn Fox Keller

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Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Fri., Oct. 26, 2012, 3:30pm
Dalhousie University: Dr. Keller discusses William Wimsatt's philosophical work with Dr. McOuat and Dr. Roberts as part of the Dal. Philosophy colloquium series

Friday Oct. 26th
3:30-5:30pm:
"Reengineering Philosophy for Limited Beings - a roundtable discussion of William Wimsatt's book led by Evelyn Fox Keller"
Chair: Richmond Campbell, Department of Philosophy

Evelyn Fox Keller: Legislating for Catastrophic Risk

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Fri., Oct. 26, 2012, 12:00pm
Dalhousie University: Dr. Keller presents as part of the Health Law Institute seminar series.

Fri. Oct 26            
12pm-1:30pm. "Legislating for Catastrophic Risk".
Hosted by the Dalhousie University Health Law Institute.
Room 104, Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Ave.
More information on the event:
http://hli.law.dal.ca/Seminar_Series.php
Open to the public.

Candis Callison: Co-producing Care, Navigating Climate and Media Change

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University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Thu., Oct. 25, 2012, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: Science and Technology Studies Colloquium continues with Dr. Callison, School of Journalism at UBC, on navigating contentious evidence-based issues in evolving media platforms and public fora.

"Co-Producing Care: Navigating Climate and Media Change"
Candis Callison, School of Journalism, UBC
Oct. 25th, 5PM
Rm 1197, Buchanan Tower

Technoscience Salon: Re-Making Ecologies

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Thu., Oct. 25, 2012, 4:00pm
Toronto: This fall's Technoscience Salon series pt. 2 on how ecologies are remade, literally, materially and metaphorically, through BioArt, community based science and environmental activism.

Please join us for the next Technoscience Salon - a joint event with the ArtSci Salon http://artscisalon.wordpress.com/

Anne Harrington: Post-play discussion of "The Story of Mr. Wright"

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Network Node: 
Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Tue., Oct. 23, 2012, 7:00pm
Neptune Theatre Studio, Halifax: Register for free admission by Friday Oct. 19th! Dr. Harrington discusses placebo and mind/body dualism after a 2b Theatre performance of "The Story of Mr. Wright"

"The Story of Mr. Wright" with post-production discussion led by Dr. Harrington.
Tuesday, Oct. 23rd 7PM
Neptune Theatre Studio, 1593 Argyle St., Hfx, NS.
Register for free admission by Friday Oct. 19th!
 

Anne Harrington: Culture in the Brain and Under the Skin: What Historians Know about Illness Experience and Why it Matters

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Network Node: 
Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Tue., Oct. 23, 2012, 1:00pm
University of King's College: Informal lunch discussion with Dr. Harrington, Harvard University

Culture in the Brain and Under the Skin:
What Historians Know about Illness Experience and Why it Matters

Dr. Anne Harrington, Harvard University.
Tuesday, Oct. 23rd 1PM
*Room change to Classroom 3*, University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg Rd., Halifax, NS

Alirio Rosales: Scientific Theories as Narratives

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University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Thu., Oct. 18, 2012, 5:00pm
UBC: STS series at UBC continues with Dr. Rosales, Department of Philsophy, UBC.

Thursday, Oct. 18, 5:00-6:30pm, Buchanan Tower Room 1197
ALIRIO ROSALES, Department of Philosophy, UBC

Evelyn Fox Keller: Language, Gender and Science

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Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Thu., Oct. 18, 2012, 12:00pm
Mount St. Vincent University: Dr Keller discusses language, gender and science at informal luncheon. Suggested readings.

Oct. 18th, 2012
12:15pm-2pm: "Language, Gender, and Science."
Seton 404/405 (faculty lounge), Mount St. Vincent University, 166 Bedford Highway.         

Evelyn Fox Keller: Rethinking the Meaning of Biological Information

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Network Node: 
Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Tue., Oct. 16, 2012, 2:45pm
Dalhousie University: Dr. Keller presents as part of the launch of the Department of Biology graduate module on Biological Information

Tues. Oct 16, 2012   
2:45pm-3:45pm: Biology module public presentation "Rethinking the Meaning of Biological Information"
5th floor lounge, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University
Hosted by Dalhousie University Biology Department

Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium

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McGill University
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Fri., Oct. 12, 2012, 9:00am - Sat., Oct. 13, 2012, 5:00pm
McGill University: This first Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium to commemorate 100 years since Canada appointed its first female professor.

Women in Science,Engineering and Medicine Symposium

This first Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium to commemorate 100 years since Canada appointed its first female professor.

October 12 and 13, 2012
Redpath Museum Auditorium

Vis-à-Vis Television: Andy Warhol's Therapeutics, Part 2

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University of British Columbia
Date: 
Thu., Oct. 11, 2012, 5:00pm
UBC: STS Colloquium series

“VIS-À-VIS TELEVISION: ANDY WARHOL'S THERAPEUTICS, PART TWO”

Thursday, Oct. 11, 5:00-6:30pm, Buchanan Tower Room 1197
PROFESSOR ADAM FRANK, Department of English, UBC

Steven Shapin: The Tastes of Wine: Towards a Cultural History of Sense and Value

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University of British Columbia
Date: 
Mon., Sep. 24, 2012, 4:00pm
UBC: Steven Shapin, Harvard University, is the UBC STS program Stephen M. Straker Memorial Lecturer

The UBC Science and Technology Studies Graduate Program is pleased to announce:
 
The 2012 Stephen M. Straker Memorial Lecture
 
Professor Steven Shapin
Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science
Harvard University
“The Tastes of Wine: Towards a Cultural History of Sense and Value”
 
Monday, 24 September 2012
4:00-6:00 pm

Neil Gross: Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?

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Network Node: 
University of British Columbia
Date: 
Thu., Sep. 20, 2012, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: the UBC STS series continues with Professor Neil Gross of the UBC Department of Sociology

Professor Neil Gross of the UBC Department of Sociology delivers an STS colloquium talk entitled “Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?” Thursday, September 20, 5:00-6:30 in Buchanan Tower 1197.

Bernie Lightman: Evolutionary Naturalists and Christian Metaphysicians: The Metaphysical Society in the 1870's

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University of Alberta
Date: 
Wed., Sep. 19, 2012, 4:00pm
University of Alberta: Dr. Lightman presents one of two talks

Professor Bernard Lightman of York University is a leading authority on science, evolution and religion in nineteenth century Britain. He will be visiting the University of Alberta on Wednesday September 19th to deliver two talks on these subjects. Everyone welcome!