Ontario Node

The Ontario Node is based at York University with ties to the University of Toronto.

See the York STS series here


See
HERE for past events at York ISTS.

Some Node news and events on this page relate to activities in Ottawa and other areas of Ontario.

Node Manager(s)



Dr. Bernie Lightman (York University)

Biographies

      

Dr.Lightman            
Bernard Lightman, Professor of Humanities, York University, is the current Society Editor of the History of Science Society and editor of Isis, the leading history of science journal, and oversees the production of the annual bibliography and the annual journal Osiris. Lightman is also editor of a monograph series titled "Science and Culture in Nineteenth-Century Britain" (Pickering and Chatto) and was the general editor of the four volume Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists (Thoemmes Press, 2004). His publications include Origins of Agnosticism (Johns Hopkins, 1987), Victorian Faith in Crisis (Macmillan, 1990), Victorian Science in Context (University of Chicago Press, 1997), and Figuring it Out (co-edited with Ann Shteir, University Press of New England, 2006) Science in the Marketplace (co-edited with Aileen Fyfe, University of Chicago Press, 2007) Victorian Popularizers of Science (University of Chicago Press, 2007). Lightman has organized nine international conferences.

At York University he has been appointed to a number of administrative positions over the years, including Associate Dean of Arts, Acting Director of Academic Staff Relation, Coordinator of the interdisciplinary program Science and Society, and Director of the Graduate Program in Humanities. From 1997 to 1999 he was a regular contributor to the CBC Radio programme, Quirks and Quarks.

416.736.5164  Ext. 22028
» lightman@yorku.ca       

News: Dr. Lightman was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

                                                                                   


Research and Development

MA Students 2013-14:

Jovian Parry holds an MA in cultural studies from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is currently a PhD student in York University's Science and Technology Studies program. His interests broadly include critical animal studies, social science fiction, gender studies, ecofeminism, and the history of science and technology. Specifically, he is interested in the ideological entanglements of gender, ‘Nature’, and nonhumans throughout the history of scientific thought. He is also interested in the impact of new technologies and new social movements upon modes of food production and consumption. jovian[@]yorku.ca

Lina Pinto is a student of the Science and Technology MA Program at York University. She holds a BSc in biology (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) and a MSc in biotechnology (Université de Strasbourg, France). She has worked in museum exhibit conceptualization in Germany and Colombia, and for the past two years was part of the research support team of a biomedical research institute in Colombia, mainly devoted to the study of neglected tropical diseases. Lina is interested in issues related to community participation in research and other mechanisms that encourage dialogues between scientists and communities to efficiently respond to their needs, particularly those associated with health. Other areas of interest include science communication, science popularization, and engagement and mobilization of communities in the political decision-making process for science related issues. lbpinto[@]york.ca; linapintog[@]gmail.com

Post-Doctoral Appointment

2010-12: Melinda Baldwin began her post-doctoral position at York University in the fall of 2010.
She is a graduate of Davidson College, where she earned her B.S. in 2004. She also holds an MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge. After finishing her PhD at Princeton University, she joined the SSHRC cluster at York in the fall of 2010. Her dissertation, "Nature and the Making of a Scientific Community, 1869-1939," investigates the early history of the journal Nature, focusing on the journal's nineteenth-century rise to prominence in Britain, its treatment of scientific controversies such as spiritualism and radioactivity, and its impact on scientific internationalism in the twentieth century. Her broader research interests include the history of scientific communication, gender and science, and the history of chemistry.
Please see "Publications" for a list of her work as part of her fellowship

 

Upcoming Node Events

Node News and Events

Technoscience Salon: Queer(y)ing Ecologies
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...
Materiality: Objects and Idioms in Historical Studies of Science and Technology
Materiality: Objects and Idioms in Historical Studies of Science and Technology May 3-4, 2013 York University Theme(s): Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices Website with latest...
Technoscience Salon: Endangerments and Apocalypse
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...
Evelyn Fox Keller: Genes, Genomes and the Nature-Nurture Debate
Dr Evelyn Fox Keller presents as part of the Science and Technology Seminar Series at York University Genes, Genomes and the Nature-Nurture Debate Tues. Nov. 13 2012 12:30pm BC 230 Bethune College...
Evelyn Fox Keller: Rethinking the Genome
IHPST Brown Bag presents: Evelyn Fox Keller, MIT Rethinking the Genome Victoria College Room 323, 91 Charles St. West, Toronto, Ont.
Evelyn Fox Keller: Self-Organization and God
Video available HERE Dr. Keller presents the annual Wiegand Memorial Foundation Lecture“Self-Organization and God” Wednesday 14 November 7PM University of Toronto Innis Town Hall, Innis College, 2...
Arun Bala: Do Dialogical Histories of the Scientific Revolution Require Rethinking Scientific Method?
Speaker: Arun Bala, National University of Singapore Title: Do Dialogical Histories of the Scientific Revolution Require Rethinking Scientific Method? Tuesday October 30 2012, 12:30-2:00 P.M....
Technoscience Salon: Ecologies - A Conversation Round the Campfire
Opening event of this year's Technoscience Salon. Event ::  Ecologies: A Conversation Round the Campfire Salon Theme :: Multiple imaginaries and practices gather under the term ECOLOGY. What...
Science and Society 2013 Symposium
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY 2013Science and Society 2013 Emerging Agendas for Citizens and the Sciences   Symposium October 21-23, 2013 University of Ottawa Campus More details, including program and...
Technoscience Salon: Milieu
Monday, March 19,  4-6 p.m. :: MILIEUThis is a joint Technoscience Salon/ Subtle Technologies event Presenter :: Hannah Landecker (UCLA) Metabolism and Milieu: Eating as Inter-...
Technoscience Salon: Topology
Friday March 9, 4-6 p.m. :: TOPOLOGYPresenter :: Celia Lury (University of Warwick) Inventive Methods: Moving Knowledge Discussant :: Sha Xin Wei (Concordia University)...
Charis Thompson: Politics of Care in Technoscience lecture
Video available HERE Podcast available       HEREThe Politics of Care: Beyond Altruism and Anonymity in Biomedical DonationCharis Thompson (Berkeley) April 20, 4pm Harry...
The Periodic Table Re-Visited: A lively evening on the writing of Italian Chemist Primo Levi (1919-1987)
Video available HERE Podcast available HERE Situating Science, the Contemporary Studies Program at the University of King's College, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum are pleased to...
Synthetic Biology at the Interface of Science and Policy
Situating Science is proud to support student blogger travel grants and student training for the Synthetic Biology at the Interface of Science and Policy conference Sept. 30th, 2011 at University...
The Politics of Care in Technoscience
The Politics of Care in TechnoscienceOrganizers: Aryn Martin, Natasha Myers & Ana Viseu Date: April 20-22, 2012 Location: York University, Toronto, Canada This is a closed event. Keynote is...