Other: Node Workshops, Panels, Salons, etc.

Fear and Loathing in Medical Research

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Thu., Feb. 27, 2014, 5:00pm
Carl Elliott (Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota Medical School) discusses research subjects in medical research.

Fear and Loathing in Medical Research
Carl Elliot, Professor of Bioethics, University of Minnesota
Thursday, Feb. 27 2014, 5 PM
(refreshments start at 4:30 PM)

Critical Itineraries Technoscience Salon - Imperial Debris

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Fri., Feb. 14, 2014, 4:00pm
Gregg Mitman (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Denielle Elliott (York University) discuss Imperial Debris for the Technoscience Salon

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

Event :: IMPERIAL DEBRIS

Speakers :: Gregg Mitman (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Denielle Elliott (York University)

Thinking About Science: Certificates and Minors

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Fri., Feb. 14, 2014, 11:30am
Teaching About Science series, pt. 3: An expert panel discusses the science education system

Teaching About Science Part 3:

Social media in scholarly communication: what is the meaning of Mendeley reader counts and tweets?

Date: 
Fri., Feb. 14, 2014, 12:30am - , 7:00pm
Stefanie Haustein (École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information, Université de Montréal) explores citation analysis.

Social media in scholarly communication: what is the meaning of Mendeley reader counts and tweets?

Parrhesia, Pluralism and Polar Bears

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Thu., Feb. 13, 2014, 4:00pm
Jill Fellows (UBC Arts One) presents as part of the UBC STS series.
STS COLLOQUIUM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 4:00 - 5:30, BUCHANAN TOWER 1197 JILL FELLOWS, UBC ARTS ONE "PARRHESIA, PLURALISM AND POLAR BEARS" In this paper I will examine how trust-building might be possible if ontological pluralism is considered as a conceptual possibility.

Cinematic Journeys: The Many Lives of an Expedition Film Never Made

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Thu., Feb. 13, 2014, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
York University: Gregg Mitman explores the entanglements between instruments and media in the investigation of organic worlds continues as part of the York STS series.

Cinematic Journeys: The Many Lives of an Expedition Film Never Made
York: Feb, 13, 2014 12:30

The Index Card as Thinking Machine: Media, Memory and Writing in Hans Blumenberg

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Thu., Feb. 6, 2014, 5:30pm
Cornelius Borck (Lübeck)

The Index Card as Thinking Machine: Media, Memory and Writing in Hans Blumenberg
Thursday, 6 February 2014, 5:30pm: Arts West W-215
Cornelius Borck (Lübeck)

Co-sponsored with the department of Art History and Communication Studies, McGill,

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

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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

Teaching About Laboratory Life

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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

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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

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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

A Historical Epistemology of Empathy

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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: