Galen’s Anxious Patients: Lupe as Anxiety Disorder

Date: 
Thu., Feb. 6, 2014, 4:00pm
Susan Mattern (Department of History, University of Georgia) presents as part of the UBC STS series.

Professor Susan Mattern, Department of History, University of Georgia
"Galen’s Anxious Patients: Lupe as Anxiety Disorder"
Green College, Coach House
Thursday, February 6
5:00 - 6:30, with reception to follow

This UBC Node is pleased to support this event.

The Press and the Press Release: Inventing the Crystal Meth-HIV Connection

Network Node: 
Date: 
Wed., Feb. 5, 2014, 4:00pm
Watch live online! Cindy Patton (Canada Research Chair in Community, Culture and Health) reprises the first part of the Lives of Evidence natinoal lecture series.

The national Situating Science project and partners are pleased to launch: 

The Lives of Evidence
A multi-part national lecture series examining the cultural, ethical, political, and scientific role of evidence in our world.

How We May Think: Imaging and Writing Technologies Across the History of the Neurosciences

Network Node: 
Date: 
Tue., Feb. 4, 2014, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
York University: Cornelius Borck speaks in this seminar series-Entanglements of Instruments and Media in the Study of Organic Worlds.

How We May Think: Imaging and Writing Technologies Across the History of the Neurosciences
York: Feb. 4, 2014, 12:30

The Press and the Press Release: Inventing the Crystal Meth-HIV Connection

Date: 
Mon., Feb. 3, 2014, 4:00pm
Cindy Patton (CRC in Community, Culture, and Health) launches The Lives of Evidence national lecture series at UBC!

The Situating Science project and partners are pleased to launch:  

The Lives of Evidence
A multi-part national lecture series examining the cultural, ethical, political, and scientific role of evidence in our world.

The Lives of Evidence National Lecture Series

Date: 
Mon., Feb. 3, 2014, 4:00pm - Wed., Apr. 16, 2014, 5:00pm
National lecture series exploring the cultural, ethical, political, and scientific role of evidence in our world.

The Lives of Evidence National Lecture Series
See links to all parts below.

Many questions are raised in light of the recent warnings about the “the death of evidence” and "War on Science". What do we mean by “evidence”? How is evidence interpreted, represented and communicated? How do we create trust in research? What's the relationship between research, funding and policy? Between evidence, explanations and expertise?

Teaching About Laboratory Life

Network Node: 
Date: 
Fri., Jan. 31, 2014, 11:30am
Teaching About Science pt. 2: Gordon McOuat (Director of Situating Science) and Brian Hall (Dalhousie Biology) discuss how to help students understan laboratory life.

Teaching About Science Part 2:

Critical Conditions: Lessons for Health Studies at UBC and Beyond

Date: 
Thu., Jan. 30, 2014, 5:00pm
Jaquelyn Duffin (Queen's), Squier (Pen. State), Segal (UBC), Nappi (UBC) and Bryson (UBC) discuss the study of health sciences.

Critical Conditions: Lessons for Health Studies at UBC and Beyond

Les dérives de l'évaluation de la recherche. Du bon usage de la bibliométrie

Date: 
Fri., Jan. 24, 2014, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
Yves Gingras nous montrera pourquoi les usages courants des indicateurs utilisés ne sont ni valides ni pertinents.

Les dérives de l'évaluation de la recherche.

Teaching About Methodology

Network Node: 
Date: 
Fri., Jan. 24, 2014, 11:30am
Lisa Gannet (Philosophy, SMU) and Adam Sarty (Physics and Astronomy, SMU) launch the Teaching About Science luncheon series.

Teaching About Science Part 1:

Teaching About Science

Network Node: 
Date: 
Fri., Jan. 24, 2014, 11:30am - , 12:15pm
Series of Friday workshops Jan 24-March 28 2014 exploring how we can help our students to understand more broadly what science is and how it works.

Teaching About Science
Fridays Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb 14, March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28, 2014
11:30-12:15pm
Alumni Room, University Club, Dalhousie University
6259 Alumni Crescent
(off of South Street),
Halifax, NS

Containments: Ecologies, Technologies, and Animal Environments 1780-1830

Network Node: 
Date: 
Tue., Jan. 21, 2014, 12:30pm
York University: Anne Milne explores enteanglements between instruments and media in the investigation of organic worlds as part of the York STS series.

Containments: Ecologies, Technologies,  and Animal Environments 1780-1830
Toronto, York University, Jan. 21, 2014 12:30 pm

A Historical Epistemology of Empathy

Date: 
Thu., Jan. 16, 2014, 4:00pm
UBC: Eric Johnson, UBC Department of History, speaks on empathy as part of the UBC STS series.

Eric Johnson, Department of History, "A Historical Epistemology of Empathy"
Thursday, January 16, 4:00 - 5:30 pm, Buchanan Tower 1197

Abstract:

Drawing Science and Humanities Together with Situating Science

Date: 
Sun., Jan. 12, 2014, 10:15pm

Drawing Science and Humanities Together with Situating Science

Signal Achievements: Hans Reichenbach on Radio and on Radio

Date: 
Thu., Jan. 9, 2014, 5:00pm
UBC: Alan Richardson explores one of the twentieth century's most influential philosophers of science in the UBC STS series

Signal Achievements: Hans Reichenbach on Radio and on Radio
Dr. Alan Richardson, Philosophy, UBC
January 9, 5:00 - 6:30pm
Green College, UBC

Critical Itineraries of Technoscience Salon - Geneological Aspirations

Network Node: 
Date: 
Thu., Jan. 9, 2014, 4:00pm
University of Toronto: The Technoscience Salon continues with Alondra Nelson (Columbia University)

Please join us for the next Technoscience Salon event of 2013-2014.

Event :: GENEALOGICAL ASPIRATIONS
'A Dream Deferred': The Politics of Race after the Genome

Speakers :: Alondra Nelson (Columbia University)