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When science gets overhyped

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Network Node: 
Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Thu., Jan. 2, 2014, 3:15pm
Dal News article on the Dec. 7 Hype in Science event

When science gets overhyped
Exploring how scientific journals get it wrong
Marie Visca - December 13, 2013

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Recalibrating the Science-Media Conversation

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Network Node: 
Ontario Node
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Thu., Jan. 2, 2014, 2:15pm
Jacob Berkowitz writes on the Science and Society2013 symposium in Ottawa Oct. 2013

Recalibrating the Science-Media Conversation Op-Ed
Jacob Berkowitz, Writer in Residence, ISSP
Full article here:
http://www.issp.uottawa.ca/eng/documents/RecalibratingtheScience-MediaConversation.pdf
 

Thomas Jefferson, Count Buffon, and a Giant Moose: When Natural History and History Collide?

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Network Node: 
Université du Québec à Montréal
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Fri., Dec. 13, 2013, 12:30pm
Montreal, UQAM: Lee Dugatkin, Department of Biology, University of Louisville.

Thomas Jefferson, Count Buffon, and a Giant Moose: When Natural History and History Collide?

Hype In Science

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Network Node: 
Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Sat., Dec. 7, 2013, 8:30am - , 5:00pm
Halifax: An all-day series of discussions on trustworthiness of science publications.

Hype in Science
How can respectable journals publish such c**p?
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Alumni Hall, New Academic Building, University of King’s College
6350 Coburg Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Video and Podcasts now up!
www.YouTube.com/SituatingScience

In the Kingdom of Solovia: The Rise of Growth Economics at MIT, 1956-1970

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Network Node: 
Université du Québec à Montréal
Date: 
Fri., Dec. 6, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
Montreal: UQAM: Mauro Boianovsky, Département d'économie, Universidade de Brasília et Kevin Hoover (conférencier), Département d'économie et de philosophie, Duke University

In the Kingdom of Solovia: The Rise of Growth Economics at MIT, 1956-1970
vendredi, 6 décembre 2013

Hype in Science interview on CBC Radio One Information Morning Halifax

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Network Node: 
Atlantic Node
Theme: 
Scientific Communication and its Publics
Date: 
Thu., Dec. 5, 2013, 9:45am
Ford Dollittle is interviewed on CBC Radio about the Dec 7 2013 Hype in Science discussions

Ford Dollittle is interviewed at 8:15am Dec. 5 on CBC Radio One Information Morning about the Dec 7 2013 Hype in Science discussions.

Jean Gayon: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Enhancement

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Network Node: 
University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Tue., Nov. 26, 2013, 4:45pm
UBC: The Director of the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science at University of Paris speaks on human enhancement

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Enhancement
Jean Gayon, Director of the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science at University of Paris 1
Wednesday, November 27 5pm

Mediating Animals: Surveillance and Simulation in Animal Ecology

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Network Node: 
Ontario Node
Theme: 
Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
Date: 
Tue., Nov. 26, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:00pm
York University: Etienne Benson presents in this year's STS seminar series exploring the entanglements between instruments and media in investigation of organic worlds.

Mediating Animals: Surveillance and Simulation  in Animal Ecology
Toronto, York University, Nov. 26, 2013 12:30 pm

Sample and Mix: The Body Sonic in Qing Science and Medicine

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Network Node: 
University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Geography and the Sites of Knowing
Date: 
Thu., Nov. 14, 2013, 5:00pm - , 5:30pm
UBC: Carla Nappi, UBC Department of History, explores sonic elements of language

The Science and Technology Studies Colloquium presents:

Sample and Mix: The Body Sonic in Qing Science and Medicine
Carla Nappi, Department of History
Thursday, November 14 in Buchanan Tower, Room 1197, 5:00-6:30,


Supported by the UBC Node.

Embryos Under the Microscope: A History of Science in Society

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Network Node: 
Ontario Node
Theme: 
Material Culture and Scientific/Technological Practices
Date: 
Tue., Nov. 12, 2013, 12:30pm - , 2:15pm
York University: The 4th presentation in this year's seminar series exploring the entanglements between instruments and media in the investigation of organic worlds.

Embryos Under the Microscope:   A History of Science in Society
York University, Nov. 12, 2013 12:30

Richard Gold: Myriad Genetics and Beyond: The Fallout of the US Supreme Court Decision

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Network Node: 
University of British Columbia
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Fri., Nov. 8, 2013, 5:00pm
UBC: The STS series continues with Richard Gold, Faculty of Law, McGill University

The Science and Technology Studies Colloquium resumes Thursday, November 7 at Green College, Coach House, 5:00-6:30 with wine and cheese reception to follow.

Richard Gold, Faculty of Law, McGill University
Myriad Genetics and Beyond: The Fallout of the US Supreme Court Decision
 

Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association Conference

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Network Node: 
Université du Québec à Montréal
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Fri., Nov. 1, 2013, 8:00am - Sun., Nov. 3, 2013, 5:00pm
UQAM, Nov. 1-3: The UQAM semi-node is pleased to support part of the annual meeting of the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association.

Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association Conference
UQAM, Nov.1-3, 2013

The UQAM semi-node is pleased to support this conference.

For more information and the call for papers, please see click here.

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Other Worlds: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Cross-Cultures of Spiritualism

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Network Node: 
University of Alberta
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Wed., Oct. 30, 2013, 3:30pm
Edmonton, UofA: The Alfred Russel Wallace series continues with this capstone address by Christine Ferguson, Senior Lecturer, English Literature University of Glasgow

Other Worlds: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Cross-Cultures of Spiritualism
Edmonton: University of Alberta, Oct. 30, 2013

Benjamin Olshin: Adventures in History of Science: Maps, Marco Polo, and other Curiosities

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Network Node: 
Ontario Node
Theme: 
Geography and the Sites of Knowing
Date: 
Tue., Oct. 29, 2013, 12:30pm
York: The STS series continues with Benjamin Olshin, University of the Arts, Philadelphia.

The Institute for Science and Technology Studies is pleased to announce the following talk by Prof. Benjamin Olshin of the University of the Arts, Philadelphia:

"Adventures in History of Science: Maps, Marco Polo, and other Curiosities"

Liquid Intelligence and the Aesthetics of Fluidity Workshop

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Network Node: 
McGill University
Theme: 
Historical epistemology and ontology
Date: 
Fri., Oct. 25, 2013, 9:00am - Sat., Oct. 26, 2013, 7:00pm
McGill, Oct. 25-26: The Dept. of Art History and Communication Studies & Media@McGill workshop aims to thematize liquid intelligence and the broader aesthetics of fluidity in which it moves.

Liquid Intelligence and the Aesthetics of Fluidity
Montreal, McGill, Oct. 25-26, 2013

The McGill semi-node is pleased to support this event.

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