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Science as a Gateway to Understanding:

International Workshop Proceedings, Tehran, Iran

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Size: 184 pages,

Publication Year:2008


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Glenn Schweitzer and Yousef Sobouti, Editors, National Research Council
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In October 2007, the U.S. National Academies and the Iranian Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Science organized the first of a series of planned U.S.-Iranian workshops on the topic "Science as a Gateway to Understanding." This new workshop series ...
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Front Matter i-x  
Words of Welcome--Mohammad Kazem Bojnordi 1-2 (skim)
1 Where Does Science Go?--Honorable Mohammad Khatami 3-10 (skim)
2 Scientists and Truth--Reza Davari Ardakani 11-14 (skim)
3 The Innovation Ecology--William Wulf 15-24 (skim)
4 Wisdom: the Best Gateway to Understanding--Mostafa Mohagheh Damad 25-32 (skim)
5 Interacademy Cooperation: An Approach to Understanding--Abulhassan Vafai 33-36 (skim)
6 Understanding Others, the Science Way--Yousef Sobouti 37-44 (skim)
7 Loving and Sharing Science: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes--Etienne Guyon 45-48 (skim)
8 Successes in Building International Bridges through Science--Norman Neureiter 49-56 (skim)
9 The Universality of Science: Examples from History--Hossein Masoumi Hamedani 57-64 (skim)
10 The Role of International Scientific Organizations--Michael Clegg 65-76 (skim)
11 Science and Culture--Bernard Maitte 77-88 (skim)
12 A Half Century of Successes and Problems in U.S.-Iranian Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Medicine--Glenn Schweitzer 89-100 (skim)
13 Opportunities for International Collaboration in Earthquake System Science--Thomas Jordan 101-128 (skim)
14 Science, Technology, and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: Prospects for Cooperation--Ousmane Kane 129-140 (skim)
15 Summary of Open Forum--Yousef Sobouti 141-162 (skim)
16 Closing Remarks--Norman Neureiter 163-166 (skim)
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda 167-170 (skim)
Appendix B: Workshop Participants 171-174 (skim)

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In October 2007, the U.S. National Academies and the Iranian Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Science organized the first of a series of planned U.S.-Iranian workshops on the topic "Science as a Gateway to Understanding." This new workshop series is a component of the broader effort of the National Academies to support bilateral workshops and exchange visits in a variety of fields with a number of Iranian institutions that began in 2000.

This book includes papers that were presented at the workshop and summaries of the discussions that followed some of the presentations. At the conclusion of the workshop there was general agreement that the presentations on many aspects of science and scientific cooperation that have a bearing on mutual understanding were an important first step. Several participants underscored that the next workshop should emphasize how scientific cooperation can lead in concrete terms to improved understanding among both academic and political leaders from the two countries.

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