Dear MERSENNE List Members,

 

The IHPST July Newsletter is now on the web at:

http://ihpst.net/newsletters/

Its Contents are:

1.         President’s Column

2.         Election Results for IHPST Council, 2011-13

3.         Science & Education  Volume 20 Numbers 7-8 (Notre Dame Conference Issue)

4.         Science & Education Journal Report

(a) Rationale and Purpose of the Journal

(b) Journal on the Web        

(c) Manuscript Submissions

(d) Copyediting Assistance for Manuscripts from Non-English Authors

(e) Article Downloads

(f) ISI Listing

(g) Thematic Issues

(h) Journal Reviewers

5.         Journal Special Issue: Genetics and Society: Educating Scientifically Literate Citizens

6.         Journal Special Issue: Philosophy of Commercialized / Commodifed Science

7.         First IHPST Asian Regional Conference, Seoul October 18-20, 2012

8.         Eighth STEP Conference (Science and Technology in the European Periphery)

9.         Brazilian Physics Congress (June 2011):  History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Presentations

10.       5th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science

11.       European Philosophy of Science Association, 3rd Conference,
Athens, Greece, 5-8 October 2011

 

12.       Integrated History and Philosophy of Science – &HPS4, Athens 2012

13.       History of Science Society, Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, 3-6 November 2011

14.       Book Reviews

(i)        James Hannam (2009) God’s Philosophers. How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations Of Modern Science. Icon Books Ltd.

[Igal Galili]

(ii)       Evelyn Fox Keller (2010), The Mirage of a Space Between Nature and Nurture. Duke University Press

[David S. Moore]

(iii)      Niaz (2011): Innovating Science Teacher Education: A History and Philosophy of Science Perspective Routledge,

[Norman G. Lederman]

(iv)      Roger S. Taylor and Michel Ferrari, eds. (2011) Epistemology and Science Education: Understanding the Evolution vs. Intelligent Design Controversy. Routledge, New York.

[Ingo Brigandt]

(v)        Michael Ruse (2011), Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science. Cambridge University Press,

[Peter Slezak]

15.       Current Research

16.       Publications for Sale

17.       Coming Conferences

18.       IHPST Graduate Students

19.       IHPST Council (2011-13)

20.       IHPST Email List

21.       Newsletter Items

A full report on the IHPST July 1-5 Thessaloniki Conference will be given in the next newsletter, but the final programme and travel information,  can be seen at: http://ihpst2011.eled.auth.gr/ .

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/Professor Michael R. Matthews
School of Education
University of New South Wales
Sydney, 2052
Australia

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Editor, 'Science & Education'  journal ( www.springer.com/journal/11191)
President, Teaching Commission of the Division of History of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science
( http://dhst-tc.primedu.uoa.gr/index.htm )

Past-President, International History, Philosophy & Science Teaching Group
(
http://ihpst.net/)