The Experiences and Challenges of Science and Ethics: Proceedings of an American-Iranian Workshop (2003)

Summary: In April 2002, the U.S. National Academies hosted an interacademy workshop involving participants from the United States and Iran in Bellagio, Italy, on the topic of Science and Ethics. Four breakout groups discussed the following topics: including similarities and differences in the United States and Iran in defining and approaching certain issues related to ethics; roles of the academies in the United States and Iran in addressing the issues; the global character of the issues; and opportunities for international cooperation: bilaterally between the U.S. and Iranian academies, through the Inter-Academy Panel, on the basis of scientist-to-scientist contacts, and through other channels. At the final plenary session, each of the breakout groups presented its two highest priority topics for future interacademy collaboration in the field of science and ethics. The groups also suggested how these topics might be incorporated into specific joint projects.