Video and audio | Frédéric Bouchard

Chronicles from the future: collaboration with Bienvenue en 2067 on Radio-Canada Première
Posted on 7 September 2017
During the 2017 Summer Season, Frédéric Bouchard collaborated on Radio-Canada Première’s futuristic program Bienvenue en 2067. Hosted by Jean-René Dufort, this program is intended as mix of humorous futurology, scientific speculations and informed reflections. M. Bouchard acts as a columnist on a broad range of topics that go from algorithms to toleration. On his first […]

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Interview CBC Radio Ideas : The Philosopher’s Walk
Posted on 7 February 2017
On September, 23th 2016 (rebroadcast Feb 7 2017), CBC Radio’s Ideas (Paul Kennedy, dir.) broadcast an interview with Frédéric Bouchard (and David Gutnick). In “Philosopher’s Walk with Frédéric Bouchard”, (recorded at the Jean Talon Market in Montreal (Québec)), Frédéric Bouchard discusses his research in philosophy of biology and ecology. Questions addressed during the interview focused on the […]

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Je fais Mtl: Member of ADN Committee and Index
Posted on 9 December 2015
On the 1st anniversary of the citizen movement Je fais Mtl, November 17 2015, Frédéric Bouchard was named member of the newly formed ADN Committee (Advice, Developers and inNovators) with 19 other leading figures of Montreal, presided by Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal. Frédéric Bouchard is also part of expert committee in charge of devising the Je fais Mtl […]

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Philosophy of Biology in Canada: inaugural CPA/CJP symposium
Posted on 17 October 2015
During the 2015 annual meeting of the Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA), Frédéric Bouchard, then-president of the CPA, opened the inaugural session of a series of symposia co-organized with the Canadian Journal of Philosophy (CJP), called “Philosophy in Canada”. The inaugural symposium was on the topic of philosophy of biology in Canada. As part of this symposium, Frédéric […]

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The state of research and innovation in Québec: conference at QuébecInnove
Posted on 22 September 2015
For the first meeting of QuébecInnove (Sept 21 2015), Frédéric Bouchard, director of CIRST, gave the keynote conference on the state of Research and Innovation in Québec (FR) PDF of the powerpoint (in FR): BouchardQuébecInnove.pdf The presention was based on the expertise of many CIRST members. The edited volume “Sciences, technologies et sociétés: de A à Z” comprises many […]

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“Research 101” : understanding Quebec’s research system
Posted on 17 August 2015
A joint workshop with Louise Dandurand, ACFAS’ president and Frédéric Bouchard, director of the CIRST, during the “Journées de la relève en recherche” organized by the ACFAS in 2014

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“Why do we think we’re so much better than other species?”: TEDx Youth@Montreal conference
Posted on 20 February 2015
Frédéric Bouchard gave a TEDxYouth@Montreal on the theme “Why do we think we’re so much better than other species?”

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Conference on philosophy of expertise
Posted on 18 October 2014
A conference on philosophy of expertise during the Philosopher 2014 contest, Collège de Valleyfield.

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Guest commentator on the CBC radio French show “Plus on est de fous, plus on lit”
Posted on 18 January 2014
Frédéric Bouchard was a guest commentator on the “Plus on est de fous, plus on lit” radio show, broadcasted at French CBC radio (ICI Radio-Canada Première). Audio broadcasts are available here: August 21st 2013 January 7th 2014

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Summer School on Evolution, Lisbon: interview on Philosophy of Biology
Posted on 18 October 2013
Interview about how I view Philosophy of Biology (Summer School on Evolution, Lisbon 2013).

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