[Mitai-announce] Science in an Age of Terrorism/ Weds, April 21, 6pm/ Wong Auditorium

[starrforum]

A special event for MIT students

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004
6:00-9:00 p.m.

A CONVERSATION AMONG FUTURE SCIENTISTS on
SCIENCE IN AN AGE OF TERRORISM
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A panel of MIT faculty and students will pose some of the toughest 
questions facing scientists in the new century:

----Can scientists do anything to limit the spread of dangerous 
technologies?  If so, can they do so and keep science free and open? If 
not, what are the implications?

----Is there a universal "culture of science" when it comes to these 
questions? Are there different regional or cultural approaches?
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This event is not a lecture.  It is an opportunity for MIT students of all 
backgrounds to engage with these questions, and with each other.  Brief 
presentations will be made by Professor Rosalind Williams, Director of the 
Program in Science, Technology and Society; Political Science Professor 
Stephen Van Evera, Associate Director of MIT's Center for International 
Studies; and three MIT students: Gregory Koblentz, a May 2004 Ph.D. 
candidate in Political Science and an expert on biowarfare; Alexander 
(Sandy) Brown, a Ph.D. candidate in the history of technology from New 
Zealand; and Julien Bachmann, a student from Switzerland who is studying 
inorganic chemistry.  Audience members will have time to offer their input, 
and the conversation will continue over refreshments.

Although the topic is a serious one, the tone will be congenial. This event 
has been organized by the CIS Starr Forum and the International Students 
Office as the result of a generous grant to the ISO by the Kailath 
International Student Fund. The aim is to foster a sense of global 
citizenship among MIT's diverse student body in the aftermath of 9/11.  We 
look forward to seeing you.
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WONG AUDITORIUM
MIT Building E51
70 Memorial Drive
(near the Kendall Sq. T stop)
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E51&Buildings=go
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