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Social Identities and the Question of 'Realism', Linda Martin Alcoff, Dec. 2, King's College

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Atlantic Node
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Thu., Dec. 2, 2010, 7:00pm

Lecture Series on Race: Linda Alcoff

Asceticism, Truth, and Politics in Early-twentieth century Italian Pragmatism

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University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Thu., Dec. 2, 2010, 5:30pm

Asceticism, Truth, and Politics in early-twentieth century Italian pragmatism

Francesca Bordogna

Department of History, Northwestern University

 

Thursday, 2 December 2010

5-6:30 pm

Green College Coach House

Frankenstein in the Public Sphere: Science and the Virtue of Sociability in the British Enlightenment

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McGill University
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Thu., Nov. 25, 2010, 6:00pm

Thursday, November 25th, 2010 at 6:00 pm McGill University

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs and the Situating Science Knowledge Cluster present:

Science and its Publics Lecture Series

A multi-part series examining the roles of the public in the translation and understanding of the knowledge of science

Part 2:

Incentives in the Family Firm

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University of Alberta
Date: 
Fri., Nov. 19, 2010, 4:00pm - , 5:30pm

Public lecture by Joan Roughgarden (Stanford University)
Incentives in the Family Firm
Friday, Nov. 19 at 4:00pm
Earth Sciences (ESB) 327

Evolutionary Aspects of Gender and Sexuality

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University of Alberta
Date: 
Thu., Nov. 18, 2010, 3:30pm

Public lecture by  Joan Roughgarden (Stanford University)
Thursday, Nov. 18 at 3:30pm
in Engineering Teaching and   Learning Complex  E1-007

La science et ses publics: perdus à la traduction

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Tue., Nov. 9, 2010, 7:00pm

La science et ses publics: perdus à la traduction

Science and the Media: Lost in Translation

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Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Tue., Nov. 9, 2010, 7:00pm

The Science and its Publics Lecture Series launch was a great success with over 300 in attendance, great partnerships, discussion and live stream Qs too. See below or click on title for more information.

Video here

Pre-Pragmatisms and Robust Empiricisms: James, Whitehead, Wilson

Network Node: 
University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Mon., Nov. 8, 2010, 4:30pm

 

Science and Society Lecture by Steven Meyer (Department of English, Washington University in St Louis). 4:30 pm, Monday, November 8, 2010 in Peter Wall Institute Conference Rooms.

Assemblée annuelle HSS/PSA, 4-7 novembre 2010, Montreal

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Université de Quebec à Montreal / McGill University
Date: 
Thu., Nov. 4, 2010, 8:00am - Sun., Nov. 7, 2010, 8:00am

Assemblée annuelle 2010 de HSS et PSA

Montréal, Quebec

Le 4 – 7 novembre, 2010

 

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    • HSS/PSA conference Nov. 4-7, 2010 Montreal

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    Université de Quebec à Montreal / McGill University
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    Thu., Nov. 4, 2010, 8:00am - Sun., Nov. 7, 2010, 8:00am

    HSS and PSA 2010 Annual Meeting
    Montréal, Quebec
    4-7 November 2010

    Les Études des sciences et technologies, Université d'Alberta, figurent au Palmarès Universitaire du "The Globe and Mail" figurent

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    Date: 
    Wed., Oct. 27, 2010, 5:15pm
    À la page 32 du Palmarès Universitaire du The Globe and Mail se trouve la liste: "Programmes en Arts qui méritent d'être connus".

    À la page 32 du Classement Universitaire du The Globe and Mail se trouve une liste: "Programmes en Arts qui méritent

    Globe and Mail University Report: Alberta Science, Technology and Society featured

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    University of Alberta
    Date: 
    Wed., Oct. 27, 2010, 5:15pm
    The Globe and Mail University Report has (on p 32) a list of “arts programs you may not know about but should.”

    The Globe and Mail University Report has (on p 32) a list of “arts programs you may not know about but should” that includes “Science, technology, and Society” and lists Alberta where you can pursue such programs. 

     

    Congratulations Alberta!

     

    The guide is here:

    Race lecture Series: Science, Philosophy, and Race: The Shaping of the Race Concept in the Late Enlightenment

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    Atlantic Node
    Date: 
    Tue., Oct. 26, 2010, 7:00pm

    Video available HERE
    Podcast available HERE

    Dr. Philip Sloan, University of Notre Dame

    Science, Philosophy, and Race: The Shaping of the Race Concept in the Late Enlightenment

    Lecture for Conceptions of Race in Philosophy, Literature and Art Lecture Series

    7 PM
    Alumni Hall, New Academic Building, University of King's College, Halifax, NS

    Dr. Philip Sloan

    Silencing Scientists CBC Radio The Current Feature Oct. 26, 2010

    Theme: 
    Scientific Communication and its Publics
    Date: 
    Tue., Oct. 26, 2010, 2:45pm

    Silencing Scientists CBC Radio The Current Feature Oct. 26, 2010

    CBC’s The Current featured the launch of this website: http://www.publicscience.ca/portal/page/portal/science

     

    and discussed the role of government and scientists employed by government in communicating with the public and media.

     

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