Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies:

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Glen Schweitzer, Editor; Committee on the U.S.-Iran Workshop on Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies; Office for Central Europe and Eurasia; Development, Security, and Cooperation; National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xii
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY ISSUES, The Role of Communications and Scientific Thinking--Barbara Schaal	1-4	(skim)
Knowledge, Validation, and Transfer: Science, Communication, and Economic Development--John Enderby	5-9	(skim)
The Morality of Exact Sciences--Yousef Sobouti	10-13	(skim)
Science and Society Issues: Summary of Discussion--Norman Neureiter	14-16	(skim)
THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN DEVELOPMENT, Women in Academic Science and Engineering in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities--Geraldine Richmond	17-23	(skim)
Trends in Basic Sciences in Contemporary Iran: Growth and Structure of Mainstream Basic Sciences--Shapour Etemad and Yousef Sobouti	24-30	(skim)
The Role of Science and Engineering in Development: Summary of Discussion--Michael Fischer	31-34	(skim)
OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT, Technology for Health: Are There Any Limits? Economic, Ethical, and Overall Societal Implications--Kenneth Shine	35-38	(skim)
Addressing Water Security: The Role of Science and Technology--Henry Vaux	39-44	(skim)
Obstacles and Opportunities in the Application of Science and Technology to Development: Summary of Discussion--Geraldine Richmond	45-46	(skim)
SCIENTIFIC THINKING OF DECISION MAKERS, How to Promote Scientific Thinking Amongst Decision Makers--Alimohammad Kardan	47-52	(skim)
MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, The Role of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation in National Economic Development--Norman Neureiter	53-60	(skim)
The Role of Chemistry and Biology in the Future Development of Iran--Mojtaba Shamsipur	61-74	(skim)
Management and Utilization of Scientific Knowledge: Summary of Discussion--Henry Vaux	75-78	(skim)
SCIENCE, SOCIETY, AND EDUCATION, About the Relation of School Teachers with Science--Yves Quéré	79-83	(skim)
Promotion of Health Education in Primary Schools--Béatrice Descamps-Latscha	84-91	(skim)
Science, Society, and Education: Summary of Discussion--Barbara Schaal and Henry Vaux	92-94	(skim)
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda	95-100	(skim)
Appendix B: Workshop Participants	101-102	(skim)
Appendix C: Science, Technology, and Society - The Tightening Circle--George Bugliarello	103-111	(skim)
Appendix D: Current Issues on the Utilization of Scientific Findings--Hassan Zohoor	112-116	(skim)
Appendix E: Ethics in Engineering as a Prerequisite for Technological Development of Societies--Mehdi Bahadori and Mahmood Yaghoubi	117-124	(skim)
Appendix F: Science and Society--Reza Davari Ardakani	125-130	(skim)

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In June 2006, seventeen scientists and educators selected by the National Academies, the Academy of Sciences of Iran, and the Académie des Sciences of France held a workshop at the estate of the Fondation des Treilles in Toutour, France, to discuss issues concerning the role of science in the development of modern societies.

Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies includes the presentations made at the workshop and summarizes the discussions that followed the presentations. Topics of the workshop included science and society issues, the role of science and engineering in development; obstacles and opportunities in the application of science and technology to development; scientific thinking of decision makers; management and utilization of scientific knowledge; and science, society, and education. This book also provides useful background for the further development of interactions of Western scientists and educators with Iranian specialists.

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