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MakerBus Magic
Jessica Dixon Many of my formitive years were spent in front of the television set watching a show that allowed me to learn about the world I live in. The MakerBus reminds me that it will never be a normal field trip. Kim Martin, Ryan Hunt and Beth...
Rethinking water, the stuff of life, through art at Congress
Stuart Reid, director/curator, Rodman Hall Art Centre, Brock University As hosts of Congress 2014, all of us at Brock have been busy preparing an engaging and thought-provoking “Congress Plus” program for both our out-of-town and local guests. As...
Première screening from the Lost Stories project
Ronald Rudin, Trudeau Foundation Fellow, Professor of History, Co-Director, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, Concordia University Screening of Thomas Widd's Lost Story May 28, 2014 at 10:15 a.m. International Centre 120 Brock...
"Be partners in using statistics for your decision"
Ryan Saxby Hill Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. It likely won't come as a surprise for you to learn that many of our members here at the Federation love statistics. This love finally has a musical outlet. World Statistics...
Ronald Wright reminds us that history can help us prevent the “Progress Trap”
Photo courtesy of wikimedia Ryan Saxby Hill Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences “Humans understand each other by watching behaviour through time” - Ronald Wright I was lucky enough to attend the International Conference on...
It's the digital economy, stupid!
Ryan Saxby Hill Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences We at the Federation are getting pretty excited about this week's Big Thinking lecture with Catherine Middleton. Catherine is a super-smart Canada Research Chair at Ryerson...
How do we talk about the Liberal Arts?
Ryan Saxby Hill Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Several hundred researchers, educators and students gathered at St. Thomas University from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1-2 to discuss the future of the liberal arts. For St. Thomas...
SSHRC Program Architecture Renewal – Share your thoughts
Noreen Golfman, President The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council recently released the latest draft of their proposed Program Architecture Renewal. You can find a primer on the Program Architecture Renewal on the Federation’s website, or...