In this email: 1. New England Institute Lectures and Conference 2. KLI Scholarships 3. Dibner Institute Seminar in History of Biology --------Message 1 of 3: New England Institute Lectures and Conference--------- The New England Institute Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Psychology Events 2001-2002 Opening: Friday, November 2nd, 2001, 7pm The Cognitive Unconscious: an Evolutionary Perspective Arthur Reber, Ph.D, Dr. Reber is Broeklundian Professor of Psychology and Head of the Ph.D. program in Experimental Psychology at Brooklyn College of CUNY. His current research focus is implicit learning and unconscious cognitive processes. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, and serves on the Executive Council of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology and has authored numerous books, including the well received Implicit Learning and Tacit Knowledge: An Essay on the Cognitive Unconscious, and over sixty articles and book chapters, including, 'The cognitive unconscious: An evolutionary perspective'. Venue: University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine Room: Parker Pavilion Admission: Free 1st Annual William D. Hamilton Memorial Lecture Friday, May 10th 2002, 7:00 PM The Evolution and Biology of Self-Deception Robert L. Trivers, Ph.D. The late William D. Hamilton has been described as 'one of the greatest evolutionary theorists since Darwin'. Hamilton died in 2000 as a result of complications from malaria, contracted in the Congo, where he was seeking to investigate the population of chimpanzees who donated HIV-1 to human beings, as well as the mode of transmission. A distinguished biologist and sociobiologist, Trivers was a friend of Hamilton, and is an NEI Fellow. Dr. Trivers has authored seminal theoretical papers social evolution, the evolution of deception and self deception, reciprocal altruism and parental investment theory that have had a huge impact on biological thinking, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary anthropology and ethics. He is the author of Social Evolution (Benjamin Cummings) and the forthcoming Genes in Conflict (Harvard University Press)with A. Burt. Venue: University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine Admission: Free 1st Annual International Conference August 23-24, 2002 This historic interdisciplinary conference will explore unconscious cognition and related processes, a notion which has been highly contentious for at least the past two hundred years. Directors Director and Co-Founder: David Livingstone Smith, Ph.D. Associate Director and Co-Founder: Robert E. Haskell, Ph.D. Distinguished Fellows Christopher R. Badcock, Ph.D. University of London, LSE Steven Kosslyn, Ph.D, Harvard University Linda A. W. Brakel, M.D. University of Michigan George Lakoff, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Wilma S. Bucci, Ph.D. Adelphi University Steven Mithen, Ph.D. University of Reading David M. Buss, Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin. Randolph M. Nesse, M.D. University of Michigan Noam Chomsky, Ph.D. MIT Steven Pinker, Ph.D., MIT Daniel C. Dennett, Ph.D.Tufts University Arthur Reber, Ph.D., City University of New York Richard Dawkins,Ph.D. Oxford University Mark Solms, Ph.D., University of London, UCL Edward Erwin, Ph.D.University of Miami Robert L.Trivers, Ph.D. Rutgers University Paul Gilbert, Ph.D. University of Derby Mark Turner, Ph.D., University of Maryland Douglas Hofstadter, Ph.D.University of Indiana George C. Williams, Ph.D., SUNY Stoneybrook Ray S. Jackendoff, Ph.D. Brandeis University Affiliates The Journal of Mind and Behavior New York City Theoria et Historia Scientiarum, Institute of Philosophy, Nicolas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland Metaphor and Symbol University of Toronto New England Institute University of New England 716 Stevens Avenue Portland, ME 04103 U.S.A. Telephone: 207-797-7688, ext. 4539 Fax (207)878-4897 Email: [log in to unmask] http:/www.une.edu/nei (under construction) --------Message 2 of 3: KLI Scholarships--------- KLI Scholarships Available The Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI) in Altenberg/Vienna (Austria) invites applications to two of its scholarship programs: the KLI Postdoctoral Grant program and the KLI Visiting Scholarship program. The KLI is a private, non.profit institution which primarily supports theoretical research in evolutionary developmental biology as well as in evolutionary cognitive science. The KLI also runs a small animal facility for selected empirical projects in evolution and cognition research. Candidates for Postdoctoral Grants must have received their Ph.D. or equivalent within the previous five years; substantial publications are required at the time of application. Postdoctoral grants run for one year, extendable for a second year pending review. Postdoctoral Grants are to be used for subsistence, travel, and other costs related to conducting research at the KLI. Candidates for Visiting Scholarships should have advanced degrees in one or more disciplines relevant to their research and show evidence of substantial scholarly accomplishment and/or professional experience in the areas they propose to work in. They may apply for visits whose duration ranges from one week to several months, and which are renewable at the discretion of the KLI Board of Directors. Visiting Scholarships cover travel and nearby accommodation provided by the Institute. --------Message 3 of 3: Dibner Institute Seminar in History of Biology--------- Dibner Institute Seminar in History of Biology: The Business of Life: Life Science and Industry in the 20th Century Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA May 15-22, 2002 The Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology announces its Seminar in the History of Biology, to be held from the evening of May 15 through the morning of May 22, 2002, at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This year's seminar will examine the history of collaborations between academic and industrial life scientists. Throughout the past century such collaborations have been commonplace, giving rise to many new agricultural and medical products. The technologies that have arisen from these collaborations have transformed society dramatically, as much as any technologies stemming from the physical sciences. Examples include the antisera and antibiotics that helped to put infectious diseases into retreat, and the new breeds of crops and fertilizers that have helped forestall famine in many areas of the world. Yet the nature and significance of technological developments based on the life sciences, and brought to fruition by cooperative work between academic and industrial biologists, have received only piecemeal attention (and relatively little at that). There has been no concerted effort to examine these issues. We will explore a range of collaborations across various life sciences and industries throughout the 20th century. The goals of the seminar include stimulating new research on the history of industrial life science, and gaining historical perspective on the recent controversies surrounding the intimate relations between biologists and industrialists that have developed in relation to genetic engineering. Among the questions to be addressed are the following. In the past, what types of benefits have businesses offered in return for the technical advice and intellectual property of the biologists with whom they collaborated, and what restrictions on academic freedom have they imposed? In what ways have biologists transformed the businesses in which or with which they worked? In what ways (beyond merely providing technical advice) have life scientists contributed to transforming their ideas into products and making them successful in the wider social context? How have the interactions between basic life scientists and industry differed in agricultural versus medical arenas? What (if any) distinctive changes in biologist-industrialist relations have occurred recently in the commercial applications of molecular genetics? By bringing together historians, sociologists, and life scientists, we will be able to explore such questions in provocative and multidisciplinary ways. Participation by leading biologists who have had practical experience in biotechnology will provide important perspectives on the sorts of issues that arise from these types of collaborations. We seek a diverse interdisciplinary group in order to promote rich, productive discussions and cross-fertilization of ideas and approaches. Many collaborative projects have resulted from past Dibner seminars, and we expect the same this year. Organizers for the Dibner History of Biology Seminars are John Beatty, James Collins, and Jane Maienschein; for this seminar, John Beatty ([log in to unmask]) will serve as the main contact. For further information about the seminar series and for application materials and financial aid applications (note deadline of January 15, 2002), please contact: The Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Dibner Building, MIT E56-100, Cambridge MA 02139 (tel. 617-253-8721), or email Carla Chrisfeld ([log in to unmask]). --------End of messages--------- -- Professor Roberta L. Millstein Listserv Moderator, International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology <http://www.phil.vt.edu/ISHPSSB/> Snail mail: Department of Philosophy California State University, Hayward 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. Hayward, CA 94542 Email: <[log in to unmask]> Phone: 510-885-3546 Fax: 510-885-2123 Home page: <http://www.isis.csuhayward.edu/alss/alss/phil/rmillste/>