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Technoscience Salon

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This is an open forum for interdisciplinary and playful intellectual exchange on questions of science, technology and biomedicine. The Salon is organized around a monthly theme and meets on the 10th floor of the Jackman Humanities Institute in Toronto. See their line-up at http://technosalon.wordpress.com/.

Technoscience and Regulation Research Unit (TRRU)

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hosts a bimonthly “Science Studies of Vaccines Reading Group.” Contact TRRU for details and readings at trru@dal.ca.

Mark Solovey: Social Science Funding under Siege in More Conservative Times

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Université du Québec à Montréal
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
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Fri., May. 3, 12:30 PM
UQAM: Mark Solovey, Professeur, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Université de Toronto
Social Science Funding under Siege in More Conservative Times: The Case of the U.S. National Science Foundation during the 1970s and early 1980s

Bernard Lightman: Herbert Spencer, his British Disciples, and Evolutionary Naturalism

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Université du Québec à Montréal
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Fri., Apr. 12, 12:30 PM - , 2:00 PM
UQAM: Herbert Spencer devoted his life to building a tightly integrated system of thought based on evolutionary theory.
Pavillon Paul-Gérin-Lajoie room N-8150 Bernard Lightman,  Department of Humanities, York University.

Janet Kourany: Bacon's Promise

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University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
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Thu., Apr. 11, 3:30 PM
U. Alberta: Dr. Kourany, University of Notre Dame, speaks on three areas in which Francis Bacon’s promise remains largely unfulfilled.
Bacon's Promise Janet Kourany, U. Notre Dame Th. April 11, 3:30pm CAB 239, U. Alberta

Aelita: Queen of Mars Screening with Live Music

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Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
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Sat., Apr. 6, 7:00 PM
U. King's College: The Halifax Independent Filmmaker's Festival launches again with a screening of the first Soviet Science Fiction film with live music.
Come to the event of the year. Aelita: Queen of Mars has landed! The Halifax Independent Filmmaker's Festival launches with a special live musical screening of the first Soviet science fiction film. The group of live musicians includes a traditional theremin player! AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS Sat. April 6, 2013 7 PM Alumni Hall, New Academic Building, University of King’s College

Technoscience Salon: Affective Ecologies

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Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
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Fri., Apr. 5, 4:00 PM
UofT: The Technoscience Salon Ecology series continues with a panel discussion on affective ecologies.
AFFECTIVE ECOLOGIES Presenters ::  Martina Schlünder (U of T, Max Planck Institute)                         Natasha Myers (York University)

Evelyn Fox Keller: What Kind of Divide Separates Biology from Culture?

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Apr. 4, 5:00 PM - , 6:30 PM
UBC: Evelyn Fox Keller, History and Philosophy of Science, MIT presents for the UBC STS series.
What Kind of Divide Separates Biology from Culture? Evelyn Fox Keller, History and Philosophy of Science, MIT April 4 2013 5pm (refreshments at 4:30) Room 130, Liu Institute, 6476 NW Marine DrivePresented with the Science and Society Series at Green College

Heather Douglas: Mapping the Moral Terrain of Science

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University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
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Thu., Apr. 4, 3:30 PM
U. Alberta: Heather Douglas, Waterloo Chair in Science and Society, presents a public lecture.
Mapping the Moral Terrain of Science Heather Douglas, Waterloo Chair in Science and Society Thursday, April 4 at 3:30 pm in  Central Academic Building 239, U. Alberta.

Evelyn Fox Keller: Visiting Scholar 2012-13

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University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
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Mon., Apr. 1, 8:00 AM - Tue., Apr. 2, 10:30 PM
Calgary Apr. 1, Edmonton Apr. 2, and Vanouver Apr. 4, 2013: Dr. Keller continues her visits to Nodes as the Cluster Visiting Scholar
The Cluster is pleased to welcome Dr. Evelyn Fox Keller out West as Visiting Scholar for 2012-13.

Anthony Grafton: The Marriage of Divination and Philology: An Inquiry into the Terminology and Practice of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe (and some other places)

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Mar. 21, 5:00 PM - , 6:30 PM
UBC: Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University and Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor at UBC presents for the UBC STS Series.
March 21 Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University and Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor at UBC “The Marriage of Divination and Philology: An Inquiry into the Terminology and Practice of Scholarship in Early Modern Europe (and some other places)” Presented by Science and Society Series at Green College Location: Buchanan Tower, Room 1197 Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm

Bodies Laid Bare in Law, Culture and Anatomy

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Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
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Wed., Mar. 20, 5:00 PM
Dalhousie: Panel discussion on the ways cadavers have been and continue to be presented across a range of interrelated but distinct sites of learning.
BODIES LAID BARE IN LAW, CULTURE AND ANATOMY Wed. March 20, 2013 5PM Tupper Link Commons (by Tim Horton's), Sir Charles Tupper Building, Dalhousie University 5850 College Street, Halifax, NSPodcast now available hereFree. Reception to follow.

Kean Birch: Theorizing the Bioeconomy: Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics, or what?

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Theme: 
Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
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Tue., Mar. 19, 12:30 PM - , 2:00 PM
York University: Kean Birch, from York University (Social Science) speaks as part of the York Research Seminar Series in Science & Technology Studies.
Theorizing the Bioeconomy: Biovalue, Biocapital, Bioeconomics, or what? Kean Birch, from York University (Social Science). Tues. March 19, 2013 12:30pm

Bruce Curtis: From 'the People' to 'Population': a genealogy of Canadian social science

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Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
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Fri., Mar. 15, 2:30 PM - , 5:00 PM
Dalhousie: Bruce Curtis, Carleton University, on how attempts to rule the continually refractory colony of Quebec/Lower Canada helped shift the logic and the practice of colonial government.
From 'the People' to 'Population': a genealogy of Canadian social science Bruce Curtis, Carleton University       Fri., March 15, 2013,  2:30 to 4:00 pm. The MacMechan Auditorium in the Killam Library, Dalhousie University

Michael Ruse: “Debating Darwin: Mechanist or Romantic?”

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Mar. 14, 5:00 PM - , 6:30 PM
UBC: Michael Ruse of the Florida State University Department of Philosophy presents for the UBC STS series.
Michael Ruse of the Florida State University Department of Philosophy delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Debating Darwin: Mechanist or Romantic?” on Thursday, March 14, 5:00-6:30pm in Buchanan Tower 1197.