Science, Philosophy, Society: Fourth conference of the Société de Philosophie des Sciences

Date: 
Fri., Jun. 1, 2012, 8:00am - Sat., Jun. 2, 2012, 7:00pm
UQAM: 4th conference of the Société de philosophie des sciences

The UQAM Node is please to support associated events for

Science, Philosophy, Society: Fourth conference of the Société de Philosophie des Sciences

Science and Democracy workshop at CIRST

Date: 
Wed., May. 9, 2012, 8:30am
[French]

[French]

]En partnenaire avec Situer la Science:

Bernie Lightman: Communicating Knowledge to New Audiences: Victorian Popularizers of Science

Network Node: 
Date: 
Mon., May. 7, 2012, 7:30pm
Blog and Podcast available. Lightman concludes the NS Institute of Science Lecture Series with the History of Science and Technology Programme at the University of King's College

Podcast available HERE.

Blog via GCR by Michael Marshall HERE

Owen Flanagan: The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized

Network Node: 
Date: 
Thu., Apr. 26, 2012, 7:00pm - , 9:00pm
Podcast available. University of King's College: Owen Flanagan asks "Can Buddhism be (re)conceptualized in a way that provides a plausible solution to finding meaning in a material world?"

Podcast available HERE

The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized
Owen Flanagan Jr
James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy 
Professor of Neurobiology
Visit Dr. Flanagan's Home page

Charis Thompson: Politics of Care in Technoscience lecture

Network Node: 
Date: 
Fri., Apr. 20, 2012, 4:00pm - , 6:00pm
Video and podcast now available. York University: Thompson (Berkeley) launches the Politics of Care in Technoscience workshop

Video available HERE

The Politics of Care in Technoscience

Network Node: 
Date: 
Fri., Apr. 20, 2012, 9:00am - Sun., Apr. 22, 2012, 9:00pm
York University: This workshop examines the complexities, affinities, and politics of care in technoscience research.

The Politics of Care in Technoscience

Organizers: Aryn Martin, Natasha Myers & Ana Viseu
Date: April 20-22, 2012
Location: York University, Toronto, Canada
This is a closed event. Keynote is public.

Situating Early Modern Science Networks Workshop

Network Node: 
Date: 
Fri., Apr. 13, 2012, 8:30am - Sat., Apr. 14, 2012, 7:30pm
U. Saskatchewan: 2-day Node workshop on Situating Early Modern Science Networks

Situating Early Modern Science Networks Workshop

Diefenbaker Centre on April 13 and 14.

Battleship Potemkin screening with live music

Network Node: 
Date: 
Sat., Mar. 31, 2012, 7:00pm
Article on one of the most influential films of all time screened with LIVE MUSIC to a full house at University of King's College

"Independent Filmmakers Festival kicks off at King’s" Peninsula News article by Helen Pike HERE

Screening to a full house!
One of the most influential films of all time screened with LIVE MUSIC!

Timothy Wu: The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

Network Node: 
Date: 
Thu., Mar. 22, 2012, 6:00pm
McGill University: Part of the Department of Art History and Communication Studies Speaker Series

Timothy Wu, Professor, Columbia University Law School
“The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires”
Thurs March 22  6pm
NEW VENUE: Centre Mont-Royal, 2200 rue Mansfiled (corner Sherbrooke West)
Co-sponsored by Media@McGill + Situating Science McGill Node + HPS Seminar Series

Technoscience Salon: Milieu

Network Node: 
Date: 
Mon., Mar. 19, 2012, 4:00pm
Toronto Centre for Social Innovation: Hannah Landecker (UCLA) and artists discuss "Milieu" as part of the Technoscience Salon in GTA

Monday, March 19,  4-6 p.m. :: MILIEU

Technoscience Salon: Topology

Network Node: 
Date: 
Fri., Mar. 9, 2012, 4:00pm
University of Toronto: Celia Lury (U. of Warwick) and Sha Xin Wei (Concordia U.) discuss "Topology" as part of the Technoscience Salon

Friday March 9, 4-6 p.m. :: TOPOLOGY

Isabelle Stengers: Cosmopolitics - Learning to Think with Sciences, Peoples and Natures

Network Node: 
Date: 
Mon., Mar. 5, 2012, 7:30pm - Fri., Mar. 9, 2012, 9:30pm
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.

Video available HERE

Podcast available HERE

Podcast also available HERE

 

Laura Snyder, Ed Hackett and Alan Richardson: “Creating a Global Knowledge Society: Lessons from History, Philosophy and Sociology"

Date: 
Fri., Feb. 17, 2012, 10:00am
This session is part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which will be held in Vancouver, Canada, February 16-20, 2012

“Creating a Global Knowledge Society: Lessons from History, Philosophy and Sociology"

Laura Snyder (St. John's University) Ed Hackett (Arizona State University) and Alan Richardson (Philosophy, UBC)
Room 116-117 (VCC West Building)

Keith Wailoo: “Between Liberal Medicine and Conservative Care: The History and Politics of Pain Relief in the U.S. since WWII”

Date: 
Thu., Feb. 2, 2012, 5:00pm
UBC: The UBC Node is helping to support this event as part of the winter Science and Society Series

The UBC Node is helping to support the winter Science and Society Series

Keith Wailoo, Department of History and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

Keith Wailoo: How Cancer Crossed the Color Line: Reflections on History, Race, and Health

Date: 
Wed., Feb. 1, 2012, 4:00pm - , 5:00pm
UBC: The UBC Node is helping to support this event.

The UBC Node is helping to support this event

Keith Wailoo, Department of History and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University