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Newly elected President of ACFAS
On December 10 2015, Frédéric Bouchard, Deputy Vice-Rector for Research, Creation, Discovery and Innovation and professor of philosophy at Université de Montréal, was elected as President of Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) for two years. Depuis le début, l’Acfas a cherché à susciter des vocations, attiser des passions, transmettre la soif de découvertes Je […]
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Research at UdeM: Nomination as Deputy Vice-Rector
November 17 2015, Frédéric Bouchard, professor of philosophy and first holder of the Esope Chair at Université de Montréal (UdeM), has been named Deputy Vice-Rector for Research, Creation, Discovery and Innovation. As Deputy Vice-Rector, Frédéric Bouchard will share his work with Marie-Josée Hébert (Vice-Rector) and Michel Bouvier (Deputy Vice-Rector), as part of a new approach […]
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Je fais Mtl: Member of ADN Committee and Index
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
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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« Évolution : Le piège de la longévité »: Interview in La Presse
In the October 11 2015 edition of La Presse, Frédéric Bouchard, with other researchers, raised scientific, biological and social issues that may arise with significant increases of human’s lifespan. Excerpt: Je pense qu’on ne pourrait plus dire que nous sommes une seule et même espèce […] Les inégalités économiques deviendraient des inégalités biologiques Ce n’est pas une mauvaise idée […]
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Conferences: orientation for the next wave of researchers
As part of the “Journées de la relève en recherche” organized by the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) and the graduate students consultation led by the Comité intersectoriel étudiant of the Québec’s research funding agency (FRQ) (September 24 and 25 2015), Frédéric Bouchard gave two conferences. “Excellence en recherche” Journées de la relève en […]
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The state of research and innovation in Québec: conference at QuébecInnove
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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“L’auteur des Années lumière”: interview on Radio-Canada’s les Années Lumière
Interview on Radio-Canada’s les Années lumière , Septembre 6 2015, about the publication of Sciences, technologies et sociétés: de A à Z ed. by Julien Prud’homme, Pierre Doray and Frédéric Bouchard (PUM 2015), first edited volume of the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie (CIRST) Quand une cinquantaine d’experts se regroupent pour expliquer comment fonctionne la science au […]
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“L’importance de la recherche”: Op-Ed in La Presse
In the August 18 2015 edition of La Presse was published an Op-Ed demanding better funding for University Research. This letter was co-signed by (among others) Frédéric Bouchard, the association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), the Fédération des associations étudiantes de l’Université de Montréal (FAÉCUM),  and many other Canadian graduate student associations (including McMaster, University of Toronto, […]
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“Les experts: entre méfiance et dépendance”: Idées en revues in Le Devoir
The Québec newspaper Le Devoir republished on August 18 2015 Frédéric Bouchard and François Claveau’s editorial for the special issue of Découvrir of ACFAS. Excerpt: «Nos décisions personnelles et collectives vont chercher plus que jamais leur justification dans le témoignage d’experts ou de groupes d’experts». «Émerge donc un nouveau contrat épistémique : une relation […]
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