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Clustering the humanistic and social studies of science in Canada
Cluster Blog
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 4:12pm
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 3:24pm
A blog on the "Sciences and Narratives of Nature: East and West" workshop from NiCHE member and workshop participant Stephen Bocking, Trent University
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Cluster in the News
Congratulations to Dr. Bernie Lightman, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada [+]
The Canada Council for the Arts awards Dr. Michael Hayden of University of British Columbia a Killam prize. Hayden was a Trust in the New Sciences National Lecture Series presenter. [+]
The Globe and Mail University Report has (on p 32) a list of “arts programs you may not know about but should.” [+]
The Current interviews Dr. Brain on empathy and science. [+]
Listen to a local radio (CKDU) interview with Situating Science Director Dr. McOuat. [+]
Atlantic Node's Sci Fi Film Series has been picked up by the local media! [+]
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Review of 2 Cluster workshops by M. Cournoyea in 2009 [+]
CBC Radio 1 Maritime Noon coverage of Science and its Publics Pt 1: Science and the Media: Lost in Translation [+]
Upcoming Events
Feb 2 5:00PM
UBC: The UBC Node is helping to support this event as part of the winter Science and Society Series [+]
Apr 18 9:00AM
York University: This workshop examines the complexities, affinities, and politics of care in technoscience research. [+]
Apr 20 7:00PM
York University: Thompson (Berkeley) launches the Politics of Care in Technoscience workshop [+]
Jun 21 8:00AM
Dalhousie University and the University of King's College: 9th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science [+]
Themes
Announcements
King’s and Dalhousie announce a Situsci postdoctoral fellowship award in science and technology studies(STS)/history and philosophy of science, technology and medicine (HPS) [+]
USASK: The Departments of Philosophy and History at the University of Saskatchewan invite candidates for a one-year (renewable for a second year) post-doctoral fellowship. [+]
Manipal, India. Thank you for a superb event! The workshop examined developments in Science and Technology Studies in the "East" as compared with those in the "West". [+]
A SSHRC CURA project. Dr. Rob Wilson, University of Alberta. [+]
The Bubble Chamber is a blog written by historians and philosophers of science for discussing contemporary issues of science and society through the lens of historical context and critical analysis. [+]
The latest in STS / HPS opportunities. [+]
Funding options for STS/HPS related work. [+]
Calling all students! The UBC STS graduate program will be starting in autumn 2012. [+]
The Department of History and Department of Philosophy jointly offer programs leading to the degrees of BA, BA Honours, and Minor in the History and Philosophy of Science. [+]
The next meeting between the History of Science Society, the British Society for the History of Science and the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science [+]
Video of full day of University of Ottawa's Frontiers in Research Our Post-Human Future at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy [+]
Call for Symposia: 24th International Congress of History of Science, Technology and Medicine ICHSTM
The Congress will consider two forms of submission: Symposia and Individual Papers. A Symposium is an organised thematic panel consisting of several papers addressing a specific topic. [+]
A lively evening celebrating the writing of Italian Chemist Primo Levi (1919-1987) at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Wednesday, November 23, 2011 7 p.m. [+]