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February 12, 2016

Ethics In Science Lecture Series | Public Ethics, Politics and Sociobiology

E.O. Wilson set off an academic controversy regarding the nature of natural science and its appropriate role in the American political context. This talk examines the altercations between Wilson and Stephen Jay Gould through...

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November 6, 2015

Ethics in Science Lecture Series | The Origin of Social Impulse: E.O. Wilson’s Recent and Controversial Rejection of Kin Selection in Historical Context

Speaker: Abraham Gibson, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University When: Friday, December 4, 2015 – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Where: Philip G. Hoffman Hall, Room 232 (PGH 232), University of Houston – Main Campus Cost: FREE and...

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May 4, 2015

UH Division of Research Recognizes Dr. Candice Alfano

TIMES is proud to announce that Dr. Candice Alfano is one of two Associate Professors being recognized by the University of Houston as a recipient of one of the 2014-2015 Awards for Excellence in...

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March 13, 2015

Lone Star History of Science Annual Meeting | Writing the Origin with Burned Fingers: Darwin’s Penance for the “Sin of Speculation”

Speaker: Alistair Sponsel, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University When: Friday, April 3, 2015 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Where: Health and Biomedical Sciences Building, Room 267, Main Campus, University of Houston (Click for Map) Cost: FREE and open...

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March 13, 2015

Ethics in Science Lecture Series | Welfare, Work, and Witness: Why Clinical Research Can Survive the Death of a Healthy Subject

Speaker: Laura Stark, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University When: Friday, April 3, 2015 – 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Where: Health and Biomedical Sciences Building, Room 267, Main Campus, University of Houston (Click for Map) Cost: FREE and open...

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February 13, 2015

Ethics in Science Lecture Series: The Distinctive Significance of Systemic Risk

Speaker: Aaron James, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine When: Friday, March 6, 2015 – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Where: Philip G Hoffman Hall, Room 232 (PGH 232) Main Campus, University of Houston. (Click...

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January 16, 2015

Ethics in Science Lecture Series – The Devil’s Heritage: Masuo Kodani, the “Nisei Problem,” and Social Stratification at the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Japan (1946-1954)

When: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Where: 232 Philip G Hoffman Hall (click for map) This paper focuses on Masuo Kodani, a Japanese American geneticist best known for his work in...

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December 4, 2014

Ethics in Science Lecture Series: Atypical Combinations and Scientific Impact with Professor Brian Uzzi

When: Monday, December 8, 2014 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Where: 232 Philip G. Hoffman Hall Often purported but rarely tested is the claim that science is spurred on when atypical ideas are united,...

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November 10, 2014

Lectures on Affective Sciences: The synchronized brain in emotional processing

When: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 267 Health and Biomedical Sciences Building (HBSB) Speaker: Prof. Jean Grandjean, University of Geneva Host: Prof. Ioannis Pavlidis Emotion recognition in face, body, gesture,...

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November 7, 2014

Upcoming Seminar: Psychology of Science and Technology

When: Nov 17, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Where: 232 Philip G. Hoffman Hall Psychologists should have a lot to say about the thinking and social processes that lead to discoveries and new...