Name: The Science and Philosophy Book Club – Reinventing the sacred : a new view of science, reason and religion by Stuart A. Kauffman
Start: 2013-09-30T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2013-09-30T21:00:00-04:00

September 2013
Science education and storytelling: A Conversation with Sean Carroll

September 27, 2013 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Croft Chapter House, University College (UC 183) University College, 15 King's College Circle, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Sean Carroll is an evolutionary biologist and a leading figure in evolutionary development (evo devo), focusing on research into genes and their role in evolution and diversity. He is passionate for science communication and education, and authored Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species, The Making of the Fittest and...
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$20
Lecture Series – A Secret Part of Our Legal Tradition Humanism, Social Justice, and the Power of Juries Featuring Gary Bauslaugh, Author

September 27, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

University College (UC 179) University College, 15 King's College Circle, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant’s guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don’t know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is. Sometimes people — even jurors — wonder if a law or a judgment in a...
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$10
John Rawls’s Theory of Justice (Saskatoon)

September 29, 2013 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Venice House, Sutherland 906 Central Avenue, side room, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

CFI Saskatoon holds a monthly meetup, usually on the 3rd Sunday of the month. We have a different topic for discussion each month and sometimes have guest speakers.

Free
Fundraising Event: Brunch, Interview and Q & A with Dr. Jill Tarter

September 30, 2013 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hart House 7 Hart House Circle, Debates Room (second floor), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Fundraising Event: Brunch, Interview and Q & A with Dr. Jill Tarter, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Icon and the inspiration behind Carl Sagan’s protagonist in Contact The event will consist of a catered brunch reception, featuring an interview with Dr. Jill Tarter conducted by Justin Trottier, CFI Spokesperson and Host of The Star Spot, an...
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$50
The Science and Philosophy Book Club – Reinventing the sacred : a new view of science, reason and religion by Stuart A. Kauffman

September 30, 2013 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

This group is dedicated to providing a friendly, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. Consider the complexity of a living cell after 3.8 billion years of evolution. Is it more awesome to suppose that a transcendent God fashioned the cell at a stroke,...
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September 2013