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AD VIVUM? Friday 21 November and Saturday 22 November 2014 The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN The term ad vivum and its cognates al vivo, au vif, nach dem Leben and naer het leven have been applied since the thirteenth century to depictions designated as from, to or after (the) life. This one and a half day event will explore the issues raised by this vocabulary in relation to visual materials produced and used in Europe before 1800, including portraiture, botanical, zoological, medical and topographical images, images of novel and newly discovered phenomena, and likenesses created through direct contact with the object being depicted, such as metal casts of animals. It is has long been recognised that the designation ad vivum was not restricted to depictions made directly after the living model, and that its function was often to advertise the claim of an image to be a faithful likeness or a bearer of reliable information. Viewed a...

We are pleased to announce the publication of issue 23.3 of Metascience. Editors: Stathis Psillos & Theodore Arabatzis http://link.springer.com/journal/11016/23/3/page/1/ In this issue: Editorial Theodore Arabatzis & Stathis Psillos Book Symposium Objective evidence and rules of strategy: Achinstein on method Peter Achinstein: Evidence and method: Scientific strategies of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell Symposiasts: William L. Harper , Kent W. Staley , Henk W. de Regt & Peter Achinstein Book Symposium Pluralism, social action and the causal space of human behavior Helen Longino:   Studying human behavior. How scientists investigate aggression and sexuality Symposiasts: James Tabery, Alex Preda & Helen Longino Essay Reviews Making sense of probabilities in physics Claus Beisbart and Stephan Hartmann (eds): Probabilities in physics Maria Panagiotatou Entangling and disentangling realism and wave function Alyssa Ney...

The II CHAM International Conference will be hosted by Centro de História d’Aquém e d’Além-Mar / Portuguese Centre for Global History (CHAM), an inter-University research unit of the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and of the Universidade dos Açores, and will take place at FCSH/NOVA in Lisbon, Portugal, from 15-18 July 2015. This year's edition will revolve around the theme Knowledge Transfer and Cultural Exchanges . After closing the call for panels, with the approval of 32 panels, the II CHAM International Conference Committee invites those interested in the above theme to submit proposals for call for papers and posters . The submission of proposals will be open until 19 December, 2014. Several panels might be of interest to members of this list. Among then: P06 New frontiers, new spaces: Africa and the circulation of knowledge, 16th -19th centuries P09 Global connections, local practices? Interactions in the framework of ...

Registration for BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2015 at UCL 7-9 January 2015 is now open Follow this link: http://www.bshs.org.uk/conferences/postgraduate-conference/2015-postgraduat e-conference-ucl or http://tinyurl.com/bshspg2015 A) Registration 1. There are two different fee scales: one for Master's students, and one for PhD students. 2. Within these scales, there are four different package options: ​​​​ Packages Conference Without accommodation a. ​ Conference fee only (covers wine reception, lunches, and coffee breaks) ​ £ 16 masters / £ 20 phd ​ b. Conference fee + Bright Club event to take place at the Star of Kings pub ​ £ 17/ £ 21 ​ Conference With Accommodation ​ c. Conference fee + 2 nights accommodation at the Holiday Inn (includes breakfast) £116/£120 ​​ ​ d. Conference fee + 2 nights accommodation at the Holiday Inn (includes breakfast) + Bright Club event to take place at the Star of Kings pub ​ £ 117/ £ 121 B) Once you se...