University of Alberta
Node Manager(s)
Robert Smith
Ph.D., History & Philosophy of Science,
University of Cambridge (1979)
Part III of the Mathematics Tripos,
University of Cambridge (1975)
B.A., First Class Honors Degree in Physis,
Queen Mary College, University of London (1974)
Tel: (780) 492-3918 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 780) 492-3918
Email: rwsmith@ualberta.ca
Node News and Events
Envisioning Science: Imaging the Body. Node Workshop at UofA Sept 10-11, 2010
A workshop investigating "how we see, how we are able, allowed, or made to see, and how we see this seeing or the unseen therein."
KEYNOTE Friday Sept. 10, 7pm
Lisa Cartwright,...
Public talk: “A ‘Computer’ from Ancient Greece: The Antikythera Mechanism” Uof A April 8 2010
Public talk: “A ‘Computer’ from Ancient Greece: The Antikythera Mechanism”
Co-sponsors: American Institute of Archeology. University of Alberta Science, Technology and...
Reading Bruno Latour: A Seminar Series
The Science, Technology and Society Program presents Reading Bruno Latour Seminar Series, including:
Kathleen Lowrey – Department of Anthropology
“Bruno Latour, Empathetic...
Health Legacies: Militarization, Health and Society Workshop. UofA Sept. 18-19, 2009
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...
Putting Region in Its Place: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Health, Healing and Place 2007
Of the social phenomena said to distinguish the modern era from previous periods of history, the process known as globalization is often held as paradigmatic. Notoriously ill defined, the term...
Research and Development
More to come soon!
Postdoctoral Appointment
Dr. Alex Choby is the Situating Science Postdoctoral appointment.
Themes
Upcoming Events
Envisioning Science: Imaging the Body. Node Workshop at UofA Sept 10-11, 2010
A workshop investigating "how we see, how we are able, allowed, or made to see, and how we see this seeing or the unseen therein."
KEYNOTE Friday Sept. 10, 7pm
Lisa Cartwright,...
The Makers’ Universe: Science, Art and Instruments in Early Modern Europe Workshop. McGill University Sept. 23-25
THE MAKERS’ UNIVERSE
is a workshop that aims to explore and re-evaluate the relationship
between early modern scientific knowledge and the “arts”, or
between episteme and...
Earth Science, Global Science. Node Workshop at York University Sept. 30-Oct. 2
All sciences are faced with some version of the problem of moving from the local observation to the general explanation. Yet from their foundations, the earth sciences have been uniquely...
"Merchants of Doubt" An Interactive Presentation with Naomi Oreskes Thursday, September 30 12:30pm York University
Inaugural lecture for the new Institute for Science and Technology Studies, York University!
See Poster for more.
Sci Fi Movie and Panel Discussion Series
SituSci's Atlantic Node is sponsoring a sci fi movie and panel discussion series, which will consist of four screenings and panel discussions throughout the month of October.
Tuesday...
The Individual in Science and Philosophy Annual ARPA Meeting. Keynote: Robert A. Wilson. Oct. 15-16
Situating Science is pleased to co-sponsor the Atlantic Region Philosophers Association's (ARPA)
Annual Meeting 2010
The Individual in Science and Philosophy
October 15 - October...
Revisiting Evolutionary Naturalism: New Perspectives on Victorian Science and Culture. Node Workshop May 6 – 7th, 2011 York University
Revisiting Evolutionary Naturalism: New Perspectives on Victorian Science and Culture
May 6 – 7th, 2011
York University, Toronto, Canada
Ever since the 1970’s, when...