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Heading to Congress this year in Regina, perhaps as part of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science?  You can now register!  Early bird registration discounts are available until March 31st.  Check out the Congress website here: https://www.congress2018.ca/register#fees

The University of King’s College presents Automatons! From Ovid to AI, a nine-lecture series examining the history, issues and relationships between humans, robots, and artificial intelligence. The series runs from January 10 to April 4, and features leading scholars, performers and critics from Canada, the US and Britain. “Drawing from theatre, literature, art, science and philosophy, our…

For any students heading to Congress this year, check out the graduate student travel awards.  The deadline is Feb. 28th, but get your application in early!  See https://www.congress2018.ca/student-funding for eligibility and the application form.

by Oana Baboi PhD Candidate Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology University of Toronto On September 6, 2017 Gordon McOuat inaugurated the 2017 IHPST Colloquium Series at the University of Toronto with the talk: Cosmopolitan objects – reconstituting some things in the history and philosophy of science. The presentation examined the…

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Congratulations to Dr. Gordon McOuat on being awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight grant!  Dr. McOuat is a professor in Science Studies in the Contemporary Studies program and the History of Science and Technology Program at the University of King’s College, Halifax.  He is also the Project Director for Cosmopolitanism and…

When: 30 November 2017 Where:  Alumni Hall, University of King’s College, Halifax Mark your calendars! Tanya Tagaq will be speaking on “Climate, Culture, and Collaboration” Thursday, Nov. 30., at the University of the King’s College, Halifax.  The event is part of the annual Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture.  More info here.

Meet Dr. F. Jamil Ragep, Richmond Visiting Professor at Williams College, Canada Research Chair  in the History of Science in Islamic Societies, and co-Director of the McGill Centre for Islam and Science. You can find out more about Dr. Ragep’s work and research interests on his webpage. 1. What is your current place of research?…

The video for Dr. Sundar Sarukkai’s 2017 MacLennan Lecture is now available on Youtube.  Watch below or at this link.   Dr. Sundar Sarukkai “Science and the Rationality of the Social” Oct. 25, 2017 University of King’s College, Halifax  

  When: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, 7:00pm Where: Alumni Hall, New Academic Building, University of King’s College, Halifax, NS Dr. Sundar Sarukkai will be presenting the MacLennan Lecture in the History of Science and Technology Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the University of King’s College, Halifax.  See here for more details. Dr. Sarukkai will be discussing…