Please read my latest blog post on the recent Materiality conference at:
http://lisamcockburn.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/the-politics-of-the-matter/
Thanks!
Lisa Cockburn [+]
Clustering the humanistic and social studies of science in Canada
Evelyn Fox Keller in Calgary April 2013
Peter Galison: Time of Physics, Time of Art on May 2, 2013 4:30pm at York University
The Bright Dark Ages: Comparative and Connective Perspectives workshop, Feb 27-28 2013
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Cluster in the News
Over 30 podcasts of Cluster events to download or stream
Cluster Blog
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 4:21am
On a sunny weekend last April, about 40 participants from a wide diversity of backgrounds gathered together for the Politics of Care in Technoscience Workshop at York University. The workshop took as a point of... [+]
Cluster in the News
U. Calgary article on Dr. Keller's spring 2013 visit [+]
U. Calgary article on Dr. Keller's spring 2013 visit [+]
Interview with Situating Science Director on this and other events in news. Video and podcast available. Isabelle Stengers launches “TO SEE WHERE IT TAKES US" conversation series March 5-9 2012. [+]
Interview on CTV Morning Live (Halifax)! Video and podcast available. [+]
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. [+]
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Review of 2 Cluster workshops by M. Cournoyea in 2009 [+]
Congratulations to Dr. Bernie Lightman, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada [+]
"Failure to Communicate" UNews article and CBC Radio 1 Maritime Noon coverage of Science and its Publics Pt 1: Science and the Media: Lost in Translation [+]
Dr. Frappier discusses Einstein's private papers on CBC Radio's Mainstreet [+]
Atlantic Node co-manager Dr. Frappier discusses the history and proof about the Higgs boson or God Particle [+]
King's Journalism Review report on how reporters influence the way people think about their health. [+]
Upcoming Events
Thu., Jun. 6, 3:30 PM
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. [+]
Fri., Jun. 7, 8:30 AM
University of Calgary June 7-9, 2013: Workshop on the interplay of objects, theories and artefacts in medical representations and interventions. [+]
Mon., Oct. 21, 8:00 AM
Ottawa Oct. 21-23, 2013: Situating Science is partnering with the Institute for Science, Society and Policy for this symposium. [+]
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The latest in STS / HPS opportunities. [+]
Funding options for STS/HPS related work. [+]
Interested in getting involved in new discussions on science, technology and society and engaging in an online dialogue with national and international audiences? [+]
The Rotman Institute of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario houses special projects and events all year round [+]
Coupled Ethical-Epistemic Issues in the Climate Sciences and Women in Physics, Past, Present and Future [+]
University of Victoria: Environmental Studies Association of Canada Annual Conference June 3 – June 5, 2013 [+]
U.Saskatchewan September 2013: U. Saskatchewan will host the Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) Postgraduate/Early Career Conference. [+]
To submit please send an abstract of no more than 300 words to curtis.forbes@utoronto.ca by April 15th 2013, with the subject line "Science and its Publics - Conference Submission." [+]
July 15th - 19th, 2013 | Ciência Viva Knowledge Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal [+]
Halifax May 27 7PM: Perry Kinkaide explores Emerging technologies and the Implications for Change in Healthcare, Education, Governance and Commerce [+]