[Sci-tech-public] Fwd: "Relations between Science and the Humanities" with EO Wilson - April 3rd, 7:30pm at SHARE - to kick off World Knowledge Dialogue

[Hugh Gusterson]

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>April 3rd, 7:30pm at SHARE - to kick off World Knowledge Dialogue
>Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:41:23 -0500
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>Dear Hugh,
>
>Here is the final version of the invitation for next Monday. Would be 
>great if you could forward it to your colleagues!
>
>
>Please join us
>on April 3rd, at 7:30pm
>at SHARE, Consulate of Switzerland
>420 Broadway in Cambridge
>
>for a discussion on the Relations between Science and the Humanities
>
>with Prof. EO Wilson and Prof. Gerald Holton of Harvard University
>
>We would like to invite you to join us for this exceptional discussion on 
>Monday April 3rd at 7:30pm on the growing divide between the natural 
>sciences and the human/social sciences and the initiatives to bridge it. 
>We are honored that Prof. EO Wilson and Prof. Gerald Holton will give us 
>their perspective on the topic and set the stage for an interactive 
>discussion with selected intellectual personalities from the Boston area. 
>Prof. Francis Waldvogel, President Emeritus of the Swiss Federal 
>Institutes of Technology, and initiator of the World Knowledge Dialogue 
>(see below), a global initiative towards a modern humanism to bridge the 
>gap between the natural and the human/social sciences, will introduce the 
>topic and the speakers.
>
>Additional Information
>Registration and welcome drinks will start at 7pm.
>There is no fee to attend the event but you must RSVP to Pascal Marmier by 
>email <mailto:pascal at shareboston.org>pascal at shareboston.org or phone (617) 
>876-3076 ext.13 before April 1st.
>SHARE is located at 420 Broadway in Cambridge, close to Harvard Square. 
>Closest T stop: Harvard Square. Limited on-street parking in the area.
>Please check our web site for additional details: 
><http://www.shareboston.org>www.shareboston.org
>Biographies of Prof. Eo Wilson: 
><http://unr.edu/homepage/fenimore/wilson/>http://unr.edu/homepage/fenimore/wilson/ 
>and of Prof. Gerald Holton: 
><http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsdept/faculty/holton/>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsdept/faculty/holton/
>
>World Knowledge Dialogue
>The first international symposium of the World Knowledge Dialogue will 
>take place in the splendid Alpine resort of Crans Montana, Switzerland on 
>September 14-16, 2006. World class scientists will present the essential 
>features and the importance of their recent discoveries, while academic 
>figures from the other sciences will offer their own views of the same 
>topic and its consequences for the society. The audience will participate 
>in creating new modes of collaboration.The following themes will be at the 
>center of the symposium: the study of complex systems and the 
>understanding of the migration of modern humans.
>A full program can be found at: <http://www.wkdialogue.org>www.wkdialogue.org
>
>Kind regards,
>World Knowledge Dialogue USA
>
>_______________________________________________
>Pascal Marmier
>Advisor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
>SHARE Boston, Consulate of Switzerland
>420 Broadway
>Cambridge, MA 02138
>Ph: (617) 876-3076 ext. 13
>Fax: (617) 876-3079
>Cell: (617) 331-3989
>Email: <mailto:pascal at shareboston.org>pascal at shareboston.org
>Web: <http://www.shareboston.org/>www.shareboston.org
>Skype: themarm
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Hugh Gusterson,  Associate Professor

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