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

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Mar. 14, 2013, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
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.

Technoscience Salon: Auditing Ecologies

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Ontario Node
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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Thu., Mar. 14, 2013, 4:00pm - , 6:00pm
UofT: Multiple imaginaries and practices gather under the term ECOLOGY. What counts as ecology, and for whom?

Please join us for our next Technoscience Salon on ECOLOGIES

Model Bodies Exhibit

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Atlantic Node
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Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
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Wed., Mar. 13, 2013, 5:00pm - Sat., Apr. 6, 2013, 12:30pm
Dalhousie March 13 - April 7 2013: An exhibition of biomedical artifacts features historical anatomical models, medical artifacts, scientific instruments and recent biomedical images.

“Model Bodies” Launch Wed. March 13th (special invite)

We invite members of the Medical Humanities, Atlantic Node and associated groups to the launch of the “Model Bodies” exhibition. 
Wednesday, March 13th, 5PM 
Sir Charles Tupper Building Foyer, 

Lisa Cartwright: “Infrastructures of Power: New Topographies of Wind in Kansas”

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Mar. 7, 2013, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: Lisa Cartwright, Dept of Communication and Science Studies at UC San Diegom, presents for the UBC STS Series.

“Infrastructures of Power: New Topographies of Wind in Kansas”
Thursday, March 7
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm, with reception to follow
Location: Coach House, Green College

Deanna Kreisel: “‘The Insides of Things’: Higher-Dimensional Geometries and Victorian Theories of Space”

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University of British Columbia
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Thu., Feb. 28, 2013, 5:00pm - , 6:30pm
UBC: Deanna Kreisel, UBC Department of English on Abbott’s tale in its historical context as part of the UBC STS Series.

Deanna Kreisel of the UBC Department of English delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “‘The Insides of Things’: Higher-Dimensional Geometries and Victorian Theories of Space” on Thursday, February 28, 5:00-6:30pm in Buchanan Tower 1197.

Sheila Jasanoff: Science and Reason in the Public Sphere

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Ontario Node
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Scientific Communication and its Publics
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Tue., Feb. 26, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
York University: Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard, speaks at the York STS series on trust and the complex relations between scientific knowledge, evidence, and persuasion in the public sphere.

Science and Reason in the Public Sphere
Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard's Kennedy School (Science and Technology Studies)
Tues. Feb. 26 2013
320 Bethune College, York University, Toronto.

Rafael Mandressi: Neuroscience and History or the Aporias of a "New Interdisciplinarity"

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Université du Québec à Montréal
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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Fri., Feb. 22, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
UQAM: [In French] Rafael Mandressi, Chargé de recherche au CNRS, Centre Alexandre-Koyré – Histoire des sciences et des techniques, Paris sur Neurosciences et histoire

Les liaisons laborieuses : neurosciences et histoire, ou les apories d’une «nouvelle interdisciplinarité»

Richard Doyle and Dorion Sagan: Magical Ecologies

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Thu., Feb. 21, 2013, 4:00pm - , 6:00pm
U of T: The Technoscience Salon on Ecologies continues with Richard Doyle, Penn State and Dorion Sagan, Independent Scholar

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::  MAGICAL ECOLOGIES

Presenters ::  Richard Doyle (Penn State)

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