Atlantic Node
The Atlantic Node is based at the University of King's College and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Our Members
The Atlantic Node has a very active membership, representing most Atlantic universities and a wide variety of disciplines.
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Newsletter
The Atlantic Node distributes an events listing every second Wednesday. Items include local, national, and international events, invitations to publish, and job opportunities.
Node Manager(s)
Dr. Ford Doolittle, Dr. Mélanie Frappier, Dr. Farah Huzair, Dr. Letitia Meynell
Biographies
The Atlantic Node is managed by a team of academics from the University of King's College and Dalhousie University.
Node News and Events
Circulating Knowledge, East and West
Thank you for a great conference!
Conference Themes
Inspired by Dalhousie University’s online launch of their Dinwiddie Archives, this conference aims to further...
Technoscience and Regulation Research Unit (TRRU)
hosts a bimonthly “Science Studies of Vaccines Reading Group.” Contact TRRU for details and readings at trru@dal.ca.
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...
Conceptions of Race in Philosophy, Literature and Art Lecture Series: Philip Sloan and JH Fujimura lectures
SItuating Science is pleased to partner for
Conceptions of Race in Philosophy, Literature and Art Lecture Series at the University of King's College, Halifax, NS.
Fall:
Sept. 16...
Radio interview for Circulating Knowledge, East and West
East and West mingle at conference
Listen to a local radio (CKDU) interview with Situating Science Director Dr. McOuat.
Monday, July 19th, 2010
http://news.ckdu.ca/archives/618
Science Without Data: The Role of Thought Experiments in Empirical Investigations Workshop. Dalhousie University June 18-19
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...
Panel: “Just in Time: Healthy Research? The Implications of Pharmaceutical Industry Influence from the Laboratory to the Marketplace” Atlantic Node Panel February 15 2010
A Halifax panel of experts representing a diversity of views discussing the continued industry influence on Canadian health research. This event is sponsored by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in...
Research and Development
Sci Fi Movie and Panel Discussion Series
The Atlantic Node is sponsoring a sci fi film series on Tuesday evenings throughout the month of October.
First screening Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Surrogates (2009).
Works in Progress (WIP)
The Atlantic Node invites members to present their current projects.
Nova Scotia Institute of Science Essay Competition
The Atlantic Node has partnered with the NS Institute of Science to promote its annual Essay Competition.
Research on Research
The Atlantic Node has begun preliminary work into an investigation of scientific research and funding at universities.
Photo Credit: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), Bild 183-M0719-0511
Past Work
Science Without Data: The Role of Thought Experiments in Empirical Investigations. 18-19 June, 2010. 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.
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...