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1. New book: Les mondes darwiniens. L'évolution
de l'évolution, edited by Thomas Heams (Agro
Paris Tech), Philippe Huneman (CNRS, Paris),
Guillaume Lecointre (MNHN, Paris) and Marc
Silberstein. This book, written in French,
includes about 40 chapters dealing with many
aspects and issues of evolutionary theories,
ranging from population genetics, molecular
biology and Evo Devo to medicine, sociology,
robotics and ethics.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-1.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-1.html
2. Call for papers: "Towards a Unified Science of
Religion," Department of Philosophy, University
of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 12-14 February
2010. This conference seeks to bring together
different scientific theories of religion, in
cognitive science, anthropology, and evolutionary
psychology, to explore the possibility of a
unified science of religion. Deadline for
abstracts: 15 December 2009.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-2.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-2.html
3. Call for applications at VALGEN (Value
Addition Through Genomics and GE3LS. Up to six
doctoral thesis fellowships and three
postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in the
three major research areas of VALGEN: (1)
intellectual property management, (2) regulation
and governance, and (3) democratic engagement.
Fellowships will be located in one of the
universities in the VALGEN network. Deadline for
applications: December 1, 2009.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-3.pdf>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-3.pdf
4. New book: Stephen G. Brush, Choosing
Selection: The Revival of Natural Selection in
Anglo-American Evolutionary Biology, 1930-1970,
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society.
This book describes the establishment of the
hypothesis that Charles Darwin's "natural
selection," reformulated by R.A. Fisher, J.B. S.
Haldane, and S. Wright in the light of Mendelian
genetics, is the primary or exclusive mechanism
for biological evolution.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-4.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-4.html
5. This View of Life: Evolutionary Art for the
Year of Darwin, University of Guelph and Ed Video
Media Arts Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Scientists and humanists at the University of
Guelph have come together to organize an event
that celebrates not only the scientific and
historical significance of Darwin's work but also
the ways that evolutionary theory and natural
history continue to inspire creativity across the
disciplines. Exhibition: October 9 to 30.
Opening reception: October 16.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-5.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-5.html
6. Call for applications: Izaak Walton Killam
Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of
Philosophy, University of Alberta (Canada).
Deadline for applications: December 1, 2009.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-6.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-6.html
7. New Book: Debugging the Link between Social
Theory and Social Insects, by Diane Rodgers
(Northern Illinois University), Louisiana
University State Press. Using a critical science
studies perspective not previously applied to
research on social insect symbolism, Rodgers
attempts to "debug" the theoretical
co-construction of humans and social insects.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-7.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-7.html
8. Mark Aldrich announces a web site, "Cartooning
Evolution," containing about 200 cartoons dealing
with Darwin, evolution, and the Scopes Trial.
The images on the web site all, in one way or
another, deal with Darwin and his ideas or with
related scientific issues.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-8.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-8.html
9. Lindley Darden's Reasoning in Biological
Discoveries: Mechanisms, Interfield Relations,
and Anomaly Resolution is now available in
paperback from Cambridge University Press.
Reasoning in Biological Discoveries brings
together a series of essays, which focus on one
of the most heavily debated topics of scientific
discovery.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-9.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-9.html
10. The UCLA Center for Society and Genetics
seeks a highly qualified candidate to serve in
the position of the Center's Director. The
appointee will hold a full-time appointment at
the Associate or Full Professorial level in the
Center, as well as a joint appointment in a UCLA
department appropriate to the appointee's
disciplinary research interests. Initial review
of applications will begin November 9, 2009 and
will continue until the position is filled.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-10.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-10.html
11. The University of Cambridge invites
applications for two doctoral studentships funded
by a Wellcome strategic award in history of
medicine. They seek outstanding candidates whose
research would fall within the theme 'Generation
to Reproduction'. Deadlines vary based on
funding applied for, but the earliest deadline,
for applicants from the USA applying for a Gates
Cambridge Scholarship, is 15 October 2009.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-11.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-11.html
12. Position as a doctoral research fellow
available within the project "Philosophical
Foundations for Systems Biology" (PSBio) at the
Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of
Art and Ideas (IFIKK), University of Oslo from
January 2010. Closing date: November 20, 2009.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-12.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20091007-12.html
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