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The
Frontiers of Science in the 21st Century
A Weekly Public Lecture Series
Previous Lectures
To Suggest a Topic or a Speaker and for your Feedback, please
e-mail: alaa @ gwu.edu
- Top Seven
Reasons to Join our Public Lecture:
- Experience
Science &
Appreciate Nature in a Whole New Way.
- Know the Frontier Areas of Scientific Research in the 21st
Century.
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Find out
How Greatest Discoveries in Science and Technology were Made.
- Learn the Life Stories of
Great Scientists. Get Inspired.
- Understand the Major Concepts in all Science Disciplines in a
Simple Way
- Discover the Fun Side of
Science.
- Network with Expert Scientists. Get Connected.
- The Lectures
will Cover Three Main Themes
- History of
Science & Technology
- Major
Concepts and Greatest Discoveries
- Frontier
Areas of Science
- How to
Fund your Research
- NEW:
- Complex
Systems: From Economics to Space Exploration
- Prof. Abraham
Chian
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Director
& Founder of the World Institute for Space Environment Research (WISER)
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Prof.
Chian has two PhDs in Physics & Economics. He received his BA from
Cornell and PhD from Cambridge. He is Co-Organizer of the upcoming
conference:
World Space Environment Forum at Bibliotheca
Alexandria 20-25 Oct.
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Thursday
11 Oct. at 12:00 PM, in Ibn Sena Lecture Hall,
Faculty of Science, Cairo Univ.
- Abstract:
Society and nature are complex systems dominated by dynamical
processes such as waves, instabilities and turbulence. In this talk,
I will discuss the basic concepts of complex systems using business
cycles and space environment as illustrations.
- Past Talks
- Online
Resources:
- Einstein Game:
Time Twins
Think Science
is too serious? Think Again!
Play the
Einstein Game:
Time Twins
Click to Play
Click
on links to watch (Requires Flash Player, several MB in size)
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