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Science Academy Conferences – 2015 Fall & Winter Term Starts

The Science Academy Conferences will start the Fall & Winter 2015  Term on 19 September 2015.

As usual the conferences will take place at the  IKSV Salon. Here are the details:

 

The Science Academy Conferences – 36
Charles Darwin, Atatürk ve Türkiye’de Seküler Bilim Anlayışının Doğuşu
Speaker : Zafer Toprak
19 September 2015 Saturday 13:00
Salon İKSV

The Science Academy Conferences – 37
Yüzüncü Yılında Görelilik
Speaker: Rahmi Güven
10 October 2015 Saturday 13:00
Salon İKSV

The Science Academy Conferences– 38
Interstellar (Yıldızlararası) Filmindeki Fizik: Ne Kadarı Bilim? Ne Kadarı Kurgu?
Speaker : Tekin Dereli
21 November 2015 Saturday 13:00
Salon İKSV

The Science Academy Conferences – 39
İnsan Kapasitesini Geliştirme: Bilim ve Sosyal Politikalar
Speaker : Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı
19 December 2015 Saturday 13:00
Salon İKSV

 

 

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The Science Academy Statement on Vaccination

The following excerpts are from the report on vaccination by the Science Academy Working Group:

“In recent years, it has been observed that various groups criticize vaccination, the most effective method devised by science to protect against infectious disease, based on deficient and erroneous information, and suggest that humans, especially children should not be vaccinated.

“Today, the medical community shares the consensus that vaccination is the most efficient, economical and practical protection method against infectious diseases. It was only through vaccination that illnesses which had killed or maimed millions in previous centuries were wiped off the face of the Earth. …

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The Science Academy Statement on the Limitation of Studies on Immigrants

The Science Academy’s Statement on the Limitation of Studies on Immigrants is as follows:

“Limitation of Studies on Immigrants Goes Against Scientific Freedoms!

On April 6, 2015, the Ministry of Interior sent a communiqué entitled “Field Studies on Individuals Seeking Temporary International Protection” to the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), which later passed it on to presidents’ offices at universities across Turkey on April 10th, 2015. In brief, the communiqué states that …

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The Science Academy Statement on Astrology (Horoscopes) and Universities

You may find below excerpts from The Science Academy  Statement on Astrology (Horoscopes) and Universities:

“According to the basic premises of scientific research and education at the university level, universities have to base their actions in scientific issues on evidence, observation and experiments.

Astrology (horoscopes) is not a scientific discipline.

The claim that groups of stars who seem to be close together when viewed from the Earth although they are actually very far from each other can determine the destiny of humans from this immense distance not only goes against basic common sense, but has also been falsified by countless observations.

Nevertheless, …

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The Science Academy Report on Academic Freedoms– 2015

A number of events which have taken place in Turkey point to serious interferences with the academic freedoms much needed by scientists. In order to draw public attention to this matter, The Science Academy has issued its Report on Academic Freedoms 2015, excerpts from which can be found below:

“A founding principle of The Science Academy is freedom in the field of science. Scientific freedom is guaranteed by Article 27 and scientific autonomy by Article 130 of the Turkish Constitution. However, a number of events which have occurred in Turkey have attested to the presence of serious interference …

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