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Panel: Human relationships with dogs, from the home front to the wild side

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Sat., Jul. 13, 2013, 7:30pm
Halifax: Dr. Bekoff will lead a panel that addresses the emotional lives of canids as well as the character of human-canid relationships.

Human relationships with dogs, from the home front to the wild side
Saturday, July 13, 2013, 7:30pm
Coburg Coffee House
6085 Coburg Road

Marc Bekoff: Beastly Passions and Compassionate Conservation

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Atlantic Node
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Scientific Communication and its Publics
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Fri., Jul. 12, 2013, 7:30pm
Halifax: Dr. Bekoff will launch the Human Animal Relations workshop with a talk about the emotional and moral lives of nonhuman animals (animals) and how they very much care about how we treat them.

Beastly Passions and Compassionate Conservation: Redecorating Nature, Expanding Our Compassion Footprint, and Rewilding Our Hearts
Friday, July 12 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Scotiabank Auditorium
Marion McCain Building
Dalhousie University

Human Animal Relations

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Atlantic Node
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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Fri., Jul. 12, 2013, 7:30pm - Sun., Jul. 14, 2013, 5:30pm
Halifax Fri. July 12-Sun. July 14: Public talks and workshop exploring the relationship between humans and animals

The Animal Studies Group, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Canada, the Evolution Studies Group, and the Situating Science Strategic Knowledge Cluster, is pleased to announce two upcoming public events that will take place at and near Dalhousie University the evenings of Friday July 12 and Saturday July 13, featuring renowned coyote scientist,

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    • Workshop explores The Place of the Laboratory

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    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
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    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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    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
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    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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    Ontario Node
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    Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
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    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
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    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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    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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    Atlantic Node
    Theme: 
    Scientific Communication and its Publics
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    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
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    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