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Registration is now open for the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Science and Society Summer School, The Human Animal: Scientific, Social and Moral Perspectives," 1-6 August 2011 Heidelberg, Germany. PhD students and postdocs from the life sciences, the social sciences and the humanities are invited to apply for participation. Submission deadline: 29 May 2011. <http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-1.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-1.html 2. Call for applications for an NSF-Funded Postdoctoral Research Associate: "Assessing Assessments." The goal is to understand how scientists involved in formal assessments make the judgments they do. The primary focus on the assessment of earth science relevant to public policy. Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. <http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-2.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-2.html 3. New book: Junkware: The essential junkiness of our culture and biology, by Thierry Bardini. Examining cybernetic structures from genetic codes to communication networks, Thierry Bardini explores the idea that most of culture and nature, including humans, is composed of useless, but always potentially recyclable, material otherwise known as "junk." <http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-3.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-3.html 4. New book: Is a Little Pollution Good for You? Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research, by Kevin Elliott. Kevin Elliott critically examines the evidence for hormesis (i.e., beneficial effects produced by low-dose exposure to normally toxic substances) while highlighting the range of value judgments present in policy-relevant research. <http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-4.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-4.html 5. The University of Aberdeen (UK) invites applications for a number of postgraduate studentships in the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine under its Research Project Award 'The Emergence of a Scientific Culture'. Application deadline: 8 April 2011. <http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-5.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-5.html 6. Videos from the "Intellectual Property and the Biosciences" symposium, held on 7 July 2010 at the University of Leeds as part of the White Rose IPBio Project, are now available for free viewing and download. The day offered perspectives from a range of disciplines and domains, including history of science, social studies of science, legal studies, patent law and science policy. <http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-6.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-6.html 7. Funding available for graduate students and recent PhDs to attend workshop on "Philosophical Perspectives on Causal Reasoning in Biology," to be held at the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, May 5-7, 2011. The first meeting will bring together a small group of biologists, philosophers working in the general area of causation, and philosophers of biology to discuss issues involving causal concepts in biology. All application materials should be received by March 22, 2011 for full considerations, but later applications may be considered. <http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-7.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20110313-7.html **************************** End of announcements ************************** -- DIRECTIONS FOR SUBSCRIBING Send an email message to: [log in to unmask] with the following in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE ISHPSB-L Yourfirstname Yourlastname For example, if your name were Gregor Mendel: SUBSCRIBE ISHPSB-L Gregor Mendel DIRECTIONS FOR UNSUBSCRIBING Send an email message to: [log in to unmask] with the following in the body of the message: SIGNOFF ISHPSB-L ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Professor Roberta L. 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