York University: This workshop examines the complexities, affinities, and politics of care in technoscience research. [+]
Workshop
Charis Thompson: Politics of Care in Technoscience lecture
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Apr 20 7:00PM
This public lecture marks the launch of the Politics of Care in Technoscience Workshop at York University.
The Politics of Care in Technoscience
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Apr 18 9:00AM - Apr 21 9:00AM
The Politics of Care in Technoscience
Organizers: Aryn Martin, Natasha Myers & Ana Viseu
Date: April 20-22, 2012
Location:York University, Toronto, Canada
Sciences and Narratives of Nature: East and West
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Dec 12 9:00AM - Dec 14 5:00PM
Thank you for a superb event!
Situating Science Workshop Proposal Deadline
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Oct 3 5:00PM
The Situating Science Cluster solicits workshop proposals for 2012-13 as part of the annual call for workshop proposals.
The submission deadline is Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.
More details HERE
Scientific Authority within Democratic Societies Workshop
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Jun 27 9:00AM - Jun 28 5:00PM
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia
Blog:
Bently Allan's blog entry HERE
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Intersections: New Approaches to Science and Technology in 20th C. China and India
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Apr 8 9:00AM - Apr 10 6:00PM
York University
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The Makers’ Universe: Science, Art and Instruments in Early Modern Europe Workshop. McGill University Sept. 23-25
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Sep 23 (All day) - Sep 25 (All day)
THE MAKERS’ UNIVERSE
Science Without Data: The Role of Thought Experiments in Empirical Investigations Workshop. Dalhousie University June 18-19
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Jun 17 (All day)
Note: This workshop also has strong connections with the theme Scientific Communication and its Publics
Location: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
This two-day workshop brought together close to 20 philosophers, historians, anthropologists, and scientists for a discussion of their most recent work on thought experiments.
Scientific Models and Simulations (4) Worskhop. UofT May 7-9, 2010
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May 7 (All day) - May 9 (All day)
Note: This workshop also has ties with the following Themes:
Scientific Communication and its Publics Theme and Historical Epistemology and Ontology Theme.
Location: University of Toronto
Current issues in Darwinian Theory Workshop. Dalhousie University Oct. 14-17, 2009
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Oct 14 (All day) - Oct 17 (All day)
In celebration of the anniversary of the publication of Charles' Darwin's On the Origin of Species, this workshop included a set of three public evening lectures with over 400 in attendance.
Co sponsors: CIFAR, Dalhousie University, Australian Council and University of King's College
Varieties of Empathy in Science, Art and Culture Workshop. UBC Oct 10-11 2009
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Oct 10 (All day) - Oct 11 (All day)
The recent discovery of mirror neurons, which fire in a macaque monkey when the monkey either observes or performs a given movement, has ushered in a resurgence of interest in the meanings and mechanisms of empathy. The purported role of these neurons in empathic responses in monkeys and humans has led to an array of neuroscientific studies of cognition and autism.
Health Legacies: Militarization, Health and Society Workshop. UofA Sept. 18-19, 2009
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Sep 18 (All day) - Sep 19 (All day)
A one day workshop to examine the human and environmental health consequences of war.
Exploring the impact of militarization and demilitarization on the health and welfare of individuals, society, and nature.
Addressing themes of gender, race, sexuality, public policy, politics, social justice, science, technology, medical experimentation, and the environment.
Reading Artifacts: A Summer Institute in the Material Culture of Science. CSTM, Aug. 17-21, 2009
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Aug 17 12:00PM - Aug 21 12:00PM
A Summer Institute at the Canadian Science and Technology Museum.
Organizer: David Pantalony
Please see attached report for more information.
Reassessing the Governance of Clinical Trials: Preventing Real World Risks at the Gate
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Mar 9 8:00AM - Mar 10 5:00PM
Dalhousie University (Technoscience and Regulation Research Unit)
Organizer: Janice Graham, TRRU, Dalhousie University; Mavis Jones, Dalhousie University
Workshop information here
Final report avail. upon request.
Critical Debates in Evidence Based Medicine: Where we've been and Where we're Going Workshop. Toronto, Nov 14-16, 2008
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Nov 14 (All day) - Nov 16 (All day)
Where we've been and Where we're Going (An Interdisciplinary Workshop).
University of Toronto
Review by M. Cournoyea HERE