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Jessica Mudry: Food on Fire, Quantification, Calorimetry and the Epistemology of Food

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Ontario Node
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Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
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Tue., Feb. 12, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
York University: Jessica Mudry, Concordia U. speaks on scientists' understanding of the relationship between the human body, energy, and metabolism as part of the York STS series.

Food on Fire, Quantification, Calorimetry and the Epistemology of Food
Jessica Mudry,  Concordia University (Engineering in Society).
Tues. Feb. 12 2013 12:30pm
203A  Bethune College, York University, Toronto.

François Claveau: Causal reasoning in economics: the semantics and epistemology (social)

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Université du Québec à Montréal
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
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Fri., Feb. 8, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
UQAM: [in French] François Claveau, Chercheur postdoctoral, Chaire de recherche du Canada en histoire et sociologie des sciences, UQAM

Raisonnement causal en économie : sémantique et épistémologie (sociale)

Jennifer Alexander: The Radical Religiosity of Jacques Ellul's Technological Critique

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University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
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Thu., Feb. 7, 2013, 5:00pm - , 7:00pm
UBC: Jennifer Alexander, University of Minnesota, Program in the History of Science & Technology presents for the UBC STS Series.

"THE RADICAL RELIGIOSITY OF JACQUES ELLUL'S TECHNOLOGICAL CRITIQUE"
Thursday, February 7, 5:00-6:30pm, GREEN COLLEGE, Coach House (reception to follow)
JENNIFER ALEXANDER, University of Minnesota, Program in the History of Science & Technology

Angus Livingstone: Academy-Industry Relations: Great Fears, Great Expectations

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Jan. 31, 2013, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: The STS Colloquium continues this Thursday, January 31.

Thursday, January 31, 5:00-6:30pm, Buchanan Tower 1197
ANGUS LIVINGSTONE, UBC

Heather Douglas: Science, Values, and Democracy

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Ontario Node
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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Tue., Jan. 29, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
York University: Heather Douglas, University of Waterloo (Philosophy), speaks as part of the York Research Seminar Series in Science & Technology Studies.

Science, Values, and Democracy
Heather Douglas, University of Waterloo (Philosophy)
Jan. 29, 2013 12:30pm
203A Bethune College, York University, Toronto.

Technoscience Salon: Queer(y)ing Ecologies

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Ontario Node
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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Fri., Jan. 25, 2013, 5:00pm
University of Toronto: The Technoscience Salon continues its Ecology series.

Salon Theme :: Multiple imaginaries and practices gather under the term ECOLOGY. What counts as ecology, and for whom?  What is the political, epistemological, ontological and aesthetic work that the concept of ecology can do? Read our provocation here http://technosalon.wordpress.com/

Event Theme::  QUEER(Y)ING ECOLOGIES

Efram Sera-Shriar: The Anthropology of Francis Galton

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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Tue., Jan. 22, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
York University: This presentation examines the complex observational techniques of British anthropologists during the nineteenth century.

The Anthropology of Francis Galton

Lean Ceccarelli: At the Frontiers of Science

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Jan. 17, 2013, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: The STS Colloquium continues with an exploration of American Rhetoric of Exploration and Exploitation

The STS Colloquium continues this Thursday, January 17. Please join us, and let others know (poster attached).

"AT THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE: AN AMERICAN RHETORIC OF EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION"

Thursday, January 17, 5:00-6:30pm, Buchanan Tower 1197
LEAH CECCARELLI, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Todd Chambers: In Praise of Navel Gazing, Or an Argument for or against Bioethics Studies

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University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Thu., Jan. 3, 2013, 5:00pm
UBC STS colloquium continues with Todd Chambers, Nortwestern University

In Praise of Navel Gazing, Or an Argument for or against Bioethics Studies
Thursday, January 3, 5:00-6:30pm, Green College Coach House
TOD CHAMBERS, Northwestern University

Monica Brown: What Does Hand Washing Mean in the Twenty-First Century?

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Nov. 29, 2012, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
BC: The STS series at UBC continues with Monica Brown, Department of English, UBC

“What Does Hand Washing Mean in the Twenty-First Century?”
Location: Buchanan Tower, Room 1197

Technoscience Salon: Endangerments and Apocalypse

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Ontario Node
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Wed., Nov. 28, 2012, 9:30am
University of Toronto: Multiple imaginaries and practices gather under the term ECOLOGY. What counts as ecology, and for whom?

Salon Theme :: Multiple imaginaries and practices gather under the term ECOLOGY. What counts as ecology, and for whom?  What is the political, epistemological, ontological and aesthetic work that the concept of ecology can do?

Alejandra Bronfman: In Search of the Radiolette, In the Grip of Invisible Rays

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Nov. 22, 2012, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: The STS series at UBC continues with Alejandra Bronfman, Department of History, UBC

“In Search of the Radiolette, In the Grip of Invisible Rays”
Location: Buchanan Tower, Room 1197

Suzanne Zeller: The Natural History of a Sustainable Institution

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Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
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Wed., Nov. 21, 2012, 7:30pm - , 9:30pm
Halifax: Dr. Zeller, Wilfrid Laurier University, on the Nova Scotian Institute of (Natural) Science since 1862. Part of the NSIS lecture series.

In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science, established in 1862, the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society (and co-sponsors) is presenting a public lecture by Dr. Suzanne Zeller, noted historian of Canadian Science. All members of the public are invited to attend.

Evelyn Fox Keller: Self-Organization and God

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Ontario Node
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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Wed., Nov. 14, 2012, 7:00pm
Video now available. University of Toronto: Dr. Keller presents the annual Wiegand Memorial Foundation Lecture

Video available HERE

Dr. Keller presents the annual Wiegand Memorial Foundation Lecture

Evelyn Fox Keller: Rethinking the Genome

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Ontario Node
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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Wed., Nov. 14, 2012, 12:00pm - , 2:00pm
University of Toronto: Dr. Evelyn Fox Keller presents as part of the IHPST Brown Bag Colloquium Series

IHPST Brown Bag presents:
Evelyn Fox Keller, MIT
Rethinking the Genome
Victoria College Room 323, 91 Charles St. West, Toronto, Ont.