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15 Summary of Open Forum--Yousef Sobouti
Pages 141-162

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From page 141...
... SUMMARY OF FORMER PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD KHATAMI'S PRESENTATION: WHERE DOES SCIENCE GO? Cultural, scientific, technological, and other intellectual relations between the nations of the east and west are not symmetrical and are polarized.
From page 142...
... In the third issue on U.S.-Iranian relations, he made the point that the problem is much bigger than bilateral relationships and must be viewed within the entire global system which has developed. He characterized the systemic problem as the developed versus the developing world.
From page 143...
... On the other hand, hikma encompasses both ethics and education. Comments Schweitzer: I had difficulty understanding Professor Damad's presentation on wisdom, which was very important.
From page 144...
... In this respect, science is the most determining factor to enable one to acquire wisdom. To conclude my point, let me quote Molana Rumi.
From page 145...
... But in this workshop, I was merely presenting a case study, specifically the past experience of the United States and Iran. Guyon: As far as my own country is concerned, many initiatives could be sought within the European Union.
From page 146...
... I think the more accurate statement would be that they should be available to be used everywhere. But there are many places where no capability exists to use the sciences, particularly in developing countries.
From page 147...
... SUMMARY OF ETIENNE GUYON'S PRESENTATION: LOVING AND SHARING SCIENCE: PIERRE-GILLES DE GENNES I presented some of the elements of the tool box of one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century who combined vigor with intuition and fantasy, open-mindedness with curiosity, and sharing with listening to others. His way of presenting science was based on simplicity.
From page 148...
... Mandana Farhadian: I am familiar with Professor de Gennes' thoughts and research. Once he mentioned that for students who come from developing countries to the West, it is better that they choose a topic they can pursue in their home countries as well.
From page 149...
... Dividing science into the social sciences and the natural sciences seems to be superfluous. Comments Schweitzer: There are fundamental differences between the natural and social sciences in terms of the evidence on which you base conclusions.
From page 150...
... He tried to identify the social sciences as a portion of the natural sciences that is mathematical. SUMMARY OF HOSSEIN MASOUMI HAMEDANI'S PRESENTATION: THE UNIVERSALITY OF SCIENCE: EXAMPLES FROM HISTORY The universality of science cannot be guaranteed by its epistemological status alone.
From page 151...
... But I am hesitant to say the social sciences are universal because they are laden with judgments that are hardly based on evidence. Christian Duhamel: I am Christian Duhamel from the French Embassy, a scientific attaché and a mathematician in civil life.
From page 152...
... SUMMARY OF MICHAEL CLEGG'S PRESENTATION: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Why should science emphasize international cooperation? All people of the world face common challenges such as global warming, water resource scarcity, and food security.
From page 153...
... , a global network of science academies, with the goal of providing decisionmakers with rational solutions to global challenges. The IAP works with an engineering analog, a medical analog, and a body that provides in-depth recommendations on global issues to policy makers.
From page 154...
... This will give people more freedom of choice to accept or reject scientific achievements. Khajehpour: I have a bit harsher understanding of Dr.
From page 155...
... So in the case of Iran and the United States, the fact is that many Iranian students went to the United States, for example, and came back despite political changes in Tehran. They are still trying to maintain their collaboration, in spite of the political situation.
From page 156...
... I have followed very closely Chile after Pinochet, and I can say that there was no break in collaborations despite political difficulties. SUMMARY OF THOMAS JORDAN'S PRESENTATION: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN EARTHQUAKE SYSTEM SCIENCE The study of earthquakes is a system science that requires international collaboration in order to sample earthquake behaviors in different tectonic environments.
From page 157...
... Presently we have collaborations with three universities in Iran: Sharif University, Tehran University, and Amir Kabir University. One of our projects is to create a common doctoral program in mathematics jointly among France, Spain, and probably Germany.
From page 158...
... This lack of technological training is related to the lack of equipment, not necessarily heavy equipment. Technology in most of Africa is at a low level.
From page 159...
... But the carbon emissions from nuclear power are very low compared to the other alternative energy sources. Neureiter: The waste storage problem is not trivial.
From page 160...
... There are many studies on technologies that could improve energy efficiency in automobiles significantly. In the United States, some of the big automobile manufacturers are not particularly eager to be forced to employ new technologies.
From page 161...
... Right now, however, there are people in the world that you and I are calling terrorists and others are calling democracy seekers and freedom fighters and vice versa. Even these words do not have clear-cut definitions.


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