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![Text reads: Congress in Conversation. Headshot of Nehal El-Hadi and Christopher Dietzel. Text reads: Part I with Christopher Dietzel. Text reads: Part I with Christopher Dietzel.](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2024-06/BTP%20%40%20Congress%20EP1%20-%20website%20thumbnail%20EN.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=Q3zJOM8t)
Congress in Conversation - Part I with Christopher Dietzel
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Christopher Dietzel's Research at Congress | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Welcome to Congress in Conversation, a special series presented by the Big Thinking Podcast in...
![Logo of the Federation for the humanities and social sciences and RSC. Text reads: Putting the Humanities to Work for Canadians' Health. Headshots of Sean Bagshaw, Erika Dyck, Maya Goldenberg, Nazeem Muhajarine, Nathan Nickel and Cynthia Milton.](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2024-04/RSC.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=0iq1yp59)
Putting the Humanities to Work for Canadians' Health
Description | Meet the panelists | Watch the webinar | Transcript Description COVID-19 has been a stark reminder that understanding a novel pathogen is essential but insufficient to protect us from disease. Biomedical and technical solutions are...
![Big Thinking Podcast. Headshot of Céline Castets-Renard and Camille Ferrier. Title reads: Artificial Intelligence law: the importance of fair regulation](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2023-11/C%C3%A9line%20Castets-Renard%20-%20website%20thumbnail%20EN.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=qS5q2FGM)
Artificial Intelligence law: the importance of fair regulation
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Does ChatGPT, DALL-E and Midjourney ring a bell? These platforms are just a few examples of the many new artificial intelligence...
![Big Thinking Logo. Episode 6. Headshot of Marie-Laurence Raby and Annie Pilote](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2023-04/BT%20Podcast%20S2%20Website%20thumbnail%20%284%29.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=OXDEeWan)
Abortion in Canada: how secure is our right?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Season 3 → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description With the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court last year and recent bans on abortion procedures south of the border, it is...
![Big Thinking Podcast logo. Episode 5. Headshot of Lai-Tze Fan and Gabriel Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2023-04/BT%20Podcast%20S2%20Website%20thumbnail%20%283%29.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=XGS_bGZY)
How worried should we be about ChatGPT?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Artificial Intelligence is on the rise, and ChatGPT is one of the most prominent examples of a new technology that is changing our...
![A teal, blue and purple wave pattern make up the Congress 2022 logo, with English text reading “Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences” and French text reading “Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines”. The theme name reading “Transitions” sits at the bottom of the logo.| Une forme de vague bleue sarcelle, bleue et violette constitue le logo du Congrès 2022, avec le texte en anglais « Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences » et le texte en français « Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines »](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2022-03/Congress%20blog%20thumbnail.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=ZEp1CpkQ)
Professionalism, inclusivity, and social media: Educational foundations in these digital times
At the event “Professionalism, Inclusivity, and Social Media: Educational Foundations in these Digital Times” presented by the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, three presentations discussed the education sector and its future role in...
![A teal, blue and purple wave pattern make up the Congress 2022 logo, with English text reading “Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences” and French text reading “Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines”. The theme name reading “Transitions” sits at the bottom of the logo.| Une forme de vague bleue sarcelle, bleue et violette constitue le logo du Congrès 2022, avec le texte en anglais « Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences » et le texte en français « Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines »](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2022-03/Congress%20blog%20thumbnail.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=ZEp1CpkQ)
Reflecting new empirical realities of race and mental health
Dr. Patricia Louie, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, presented her research on the coping resources that Black Americans use to cope with life in a racially unequal society, as part of the Canadian Sociological...
![A teal, blue and purple wave pattern make up the Congress 2022 logo, with English text reading “Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences” and French text reading “Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines”. The theme name reading “Transitions” sits at the bottom of the logo.| Une forme de vague bleue sarcelle, bleue et violette constitue le logo du Congrès 2022, avec le texte en anglais « Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences » et le texte en français « Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines »](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2022-03/Congress%20blog%20thumbnail.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=ZEp1CpkQ)
‘Unworlding’ – Jack Halberstam Keynote
In a keynote address to the Canadian Communication Association, Dr. Jack Halberstam (Professor of Gender Studies and English, Columbia University) gave a detailed examination of the concept of ‘unworlding.’ Halberstam considered the Congress 2022...
![A teal, blue and purple wave pattern make up the Congress 2022 logo, with English text reading “Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences” and French text reading “Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines”. The theme name reading “Transitions” sits at the bottom of the logo.| Une forme de vague bleue sarcelle, bleue et violette constitue le logo du Congrès 2022, avec le texte en anglais « Congress 2022 of the Humanities and Social Sciences » et le texte en français « Congrès 2022 des sciences humaines »](/sites/default/files/styles/fhss_card_image_500_x_300_/public/2022-03/Congress%20blog%20thumbnail.png?h=1b59ed55&itok=ZEp1CpkQ)
Disabling Philosophy in the Canadian Context
The Canadian Philosophical Association hosted a series of presentations about disability philosophy in the Canadian context at Congress 2022.