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1. Call for submissions for a special issue of the journal Theoria et Historia Scientiarum on cognitive science and evolutionary biology.  http://www.phil.vt.edu/ISHPSSB/listserv/20031216-1.html

2. The journal Bioscience is looking for articles of general interest to biologists, including articles dealing with educational, historical, conceptual, and social issues impinging on (or affected by) work in biology.  In addition, the journal has sent out a challenge to all interested parties to nominate experiments to be described in the BioScience Beautiful Experiment Contest.  http://www.phil.vt.edu/ISHPSSB/listserv/20031216-2.html

3. Call for papers: Science Studies and Science Fiction.  Abstract due date: January 15, 2004. http://www.phil.vt.edu/ISHPSSB/listserv/20031216-3.html

4. Applications are invited for the Spring 2004 New England Workshop on Science and Social Change.  Location: Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole MA, USA Provisional dates: April 14-18 or May 2-6.  http://www.phil.vt.edu/ISHPSSB/listserv/20031216-4.html

5. The Duke Center for the Philosophy of Biology invite applications from philosophers and biologists for its NSF sponsored post-doctoral fellowship in the philosophy of biology for Academic Year 2004-2005.  Consideration of candidates will commence on 1 February, 2004http://www.phil.vt.edu/ISHPSSB/listserv/20031216-5.html

6. The University of California, Davis, seeks a postdoctoral fellow with broad, interdisciplinary interests in biological invasions for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship supported by NSF IGERT.  Review of applications will begin on 31 January, 2004.  http://www.phil.vt.edu/ISHPSSB/listserv/20031216-6.html

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