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Extractions: Pugwash - The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs - is a worldwide organization of scientists and public figures, concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict, emphasising a responsible use of science and technology, and seeking cooperative solutions for global problems. Pugwash and its founder Prof. Rotblat were awarded the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize. Official Pugwash website Student Pugwash USA Student Pugwash in other countries ... To WKM's main page
Extractions: BACK TO MAIN ONLINE BOOKSTORE HOW TO ORDER THIRD WORLD NETWORK INFORMATION SERVICE ON BIOSAFETY 12 July 2002 Dear friends and colleagues, We have the pleasure of sharing with you the statement issued by the Pugwash Workshop on the Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology on Environmental and Food Security held in Mexico in May. The workshop, which brought together experts from around the world, is part of the effort of the 45-year old Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs to discuss the social and policy ramifications of important scientific discoveries in our present world and to give direction on the issues discussed. The Mexico workshop recognizes the fact that research into modern biotechnologies has sparked intense debates on the impact of applying transgenic technologies to agricultural production and raised questions as to the long-term effect of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). From the discussions, the participants concluded that due to the lack of knowledge on the benefits and risks of GMOs, there is a need for independent research, to analyse, monitor and evaluate the environmental, economical, health and socio-cultural aspects of biotechnology.
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Extractions: Updated September 2005 Two days before his death, Einstein signed a manifesto that called for a global ban on the development and deployment of nuclear weapons. The declaration was drawn up by Bertrand Russell and became known as the Russell-Einstein Manifesto. It drew together a group of eminent individuals who shared the goal of nuclear disarmament. They convened a series of conferences that became known as the Pugwash Conferences. For 40 years, these have been enormously influential in international negotiations on nuclear disarmament. But, Pugwash warns, we have taken our eye off the ball. The nuclear threat is as real as ever. If we have forgotten Einstein's last wish, then Pugwash certainly hasn't. About Pugwash Pugwash is a very unusual kind of organisation. It is an affiliation of individuals devoted to encouraging the use of science for the good of humanity. A list of Pugwash members reads like a 'who's who' of scientists and policy-makers. Yet the organisation remains relatively anonymous and never allows the media into its meetings.
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Extractions: Sowing Seeds for Nobel Peace Prize (1883-1979) The town of Pugwash, Nova Scotia, became a world-famous community because a business tycoon, born there in 1883, volunteered funds and hosted a group of 22 scientists from around the world at his Pugwash summer home in 1957. The host was Cyrus S. Eaton, one of North Americas most successful businessmen, but controversial because of his friendship with Russian and Cuban Communist leaders. Eaton became the sponsor of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs when British philosopher Bertrand Russell encouraged a meeting of scientists from around the world to speak out on the proliferation of the atomic bomb. Funds were needed to make such a meeting possible. When a proposal to meet in India fell through, Russell had two other options: to accept an offer made by Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate, or one by Cyrus Eaton, the Cleveland businessman who had already held a number of conferences at his summer home in Pugwash. Russell chose Eatons offer to pay travel expenses and host the event. After a three-day meeting in July 1957 that brought together scientists from the U.S.A., China, Russia, Great Britain, France, and several other countries, the name Pugwash was adopted in the title for future conferences with Eaton readily agreeing to sponsor a second session the following year at Lac Beauport, Quebec.
Extractions: About US About Chairman About Executive Director About Board of Trustees ... Annual Reports Lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Editorial in The Hindu, Saturday, August 06, 2005 by Prof.M.S. Swaminathan President, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs The voice of sanity of the survivors of the 1945 nuclear annihilation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is yet to be heard. States that possess nuclear weapons should not lose even a day in working towards eliminating them. ON AUGUST 6, 1945, the most dreadful of the weapons of mass destruction — the atom bomb — was dropped in the civilian area of Hiroshima. Three days later, another atom bomb was dropped in Nagasaki. In 1955, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein issued their famous manifesto seeking the abolition of nuclear weapons and appealing to all inhabitants of Planet Earth: "Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. If you can do so, the way is open to a new Paradise; if you cannot, there lies before you the risk of universal death."
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Extractions: by Sir Joseph Rotblat, July 16, 2005 In national research laboratories, such as Los Alamos or Livermore in the USA, Chelyabinsk or Arzamas in Russia, and Aldermaston in the UK, many thousands of scientists are employed doing pure and applied research for specific purposes, cloaked in secrecy, purposes that I see as the negation of scientific pursuit: the development of new, or the improvement of old weapons of mass destruction. Among these thousands there may be some scientists who are motivated by considerations of national security. The vast majority, however, have no such motivation; in the past they were lured into this work by the siren call of rapid advancement and unlimited opportunity. What is going on in these laboratories is not only a terrible waste of scientific endeavour but a perversion of the noble calling of science. The Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe, who was a most distinguished physicist, and one-time leader of the Manhattan Project, said: "Today we are rightly in an era of disarmament and dismantlement of nuclear weapons. But in some countries nuclear weapons development still continues. Whether and when the various Nations of the World can agree to stop this is uncertain. But individual scientists can still influence this process by withholding their skills.
Extractions: Next Printer-friendly page Send this page to a friend ... Add this clip to your personal bookmarks The idea for the conference was born of an anti-war manifesto issued by scientist Albert Einstein and philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1955. They argued scientists played a crucial role in the negotiation of peace. Over the years, the conference grew in influence and reach, playing a significant role in the development of the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968 and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972. These CBC Radio reports examine the importance of Rotblat's award and the Conference's origins. Previous Did You Know?
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Extractions: See also The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is a scientifically-oriented peace group. Prominent members include In 1995 the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, and Józef Rotblat won the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in the fight against nuclear war. The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was issued on 9th July 1955 in London at a Press Conference held in Caxton Hall. Pugwash maintains offices in Rome, Washington, Geneva and London with many student groups around the world. Pugwash takes its name from Pugwash, Nova Scotia the place of its founding.
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Extractions: Science, Media and Popular Delusions Why are there so many lousy science stories in the popular media? More to the point, how can they be improved? As its major event of winter term 2000, McGill Student Pugwash is hosting a conference to address these questions, with a keynote speech by renowned science broadcaster Jay Ingram. The essentials are as follows, or see below for the full press release. McGill Student Group to Host Conference on Science and the Media McGill Student Pugwash, a discussion group concerned with the role of science in world affairs, is hosting a CONFERENCE on Saturday, February 12th, 2000, entitled "Peanut Butter Causes Cancer: Science, Media and Popular Delusions". The conference will focus on the challenge of effectively communicating complex scientific issues to the public, and will feature well-known science popularizer and Discovery Channel host Jay Ingram. The conference will consist of three sessions. In the morning, Ingram will open the proceedings with a keynote speech. Then, after lunch, participants will have a choice between two workshops. Topics include "Can science journalists educate the public about science?" and a career workshop on "How can scientists enter the field of science journalism?". Workshops will be followed by a panel discussion, in which speakers will be presented with a potentially sensational news story and asked what steps they would take to ensure that it would be responsibly conveyed.
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Extractions: Newsflash! Our conference for this term, ``Preventing the Causes of War'' , is coming soon! Click above for details. Pugwash is the name of a small town in northwestern Nova Scotia, where in 1957 prominent scholars of the day gathered to sign a manifesto written by Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell. The manifesto called upon scientists of the world to assemble and to discuss apolitically and objectively their roles and responsibilities in the arms race. The spirit of this meeting lives on in the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs , an international organization dedicated to promoting nuclear disarmament, and in general to the responsible use of science and technology. McGill Student Pugwash is a student chapter of the organization. Through regular meetings, and larger events such as lecture series and conferences, we provide the McGill community and the general public with an interdisciplinary forum for examining the social implications of scientific and technological developments. Our meetings (every 2nd Monday at 6:30 pm, Burnside Hall, rm 305)
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Extractions: Extent: 6 boxes Papers of the Oxford Student Pugwash, including Proceedings of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, 1960-1986; papers relating to the Oxford Student Pugwash, 1978-1984, including Oxford Student Pugwash newsletters, International Student/Young Pugwash newsletters and guidelines on setting up local chapters. Arranged in sections as outlined in the Scope and Content.
Extractions: Table of contents Introduction Science crossing new borders, calling fundamental ethical views into question Science and power Science, welfare and equity ... Recommentations Introduction Science and technology are major forces of socio-economic change. They empower humankind to change its social and natural environment at a breathtaking speed. As an integral part of this process, science carries serious responsibility. Is it prepared to take it? "Scientific knowledge", says Lubchenco, "is urgently needed to provide the understanding for individuals and institutions to make informed policy and management decisions and to provide the basis for new technologies". However, she questions whether the scientific enterprise: …is prepared for the…crucial and daunting challenges that lie in our immediate future. The answer that I must give is "no". I assert that the immediate and real challenges facing us have not been fully appreciated nor properly acknowledged by the community of scientists whose responsibility it is, and will be, to meet them. In view of the problems that we face today, there is ample cause for concern. It is high time to reconsider the goals and values that presently guide the scientific enterprise.
Extractions: Should scientists be concerned with the social impact of their work and the ethical issues it raises? Should they accept responsibility for the human and environmental consequences of scientific research? These questions did not arise in the distant past because there were very few such consequences. In those days science had no role in the day-to-day life of people or in the security of states. The only motivation for scientific pursuit was sheer curiosity - the same impulse that drives scientists today - with no avowed practical aims. The detachment of scientists from general human affairs led them to build an ivory tower in which they sheltered, pretending that their work had nothing to do with human welfare. The aim of scientific research, they asserted, was to understand the laws of nature; since these are immutable and are not affected by human reactions and emotions, these reactions and emotions have no place in the study of nature.
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Extractions: the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and to Joseph Rotblat, an anti-nuclear campaigner who helped found the organization and now chairs it the Pugwash Conferences bring together scientists, scholars and public figures from East and West to discuss nuclear and other security issues the meetings trace their origins to a 1955 anti-war manifesto drafted by British philosopher Bertrand Russell and signed by Albert Einstein, among others, at the height of East-West tensions, which called on the scientists of the world to ``assemble in conference to appraise the perils of weapons of mass destruction'' two years later, the first meeting of scientists took place in Pugwash , Nova Scotia, about 70 miles from the provincial capital of Halifax, at the summer home of Canadian industrialist Cyrus Eaton ; it was attended by 22 scientists from 10 countries Eaton , who made his fortune in utilities and the banking and steel industries, was born in Pugwash Thinkers' Lodge, his summer house, is a village landmark
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Extractions: Electronic Precinct November 1995 Joseph Rotblat, a graduate and a former member of staff, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1995. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, 13 October that it had decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1995, in two equal parts, to Joseph Rotblat and to the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and in the longer run to eliminate such arms. In a letter congratulating Professor Rotblat on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize the Vice-Chancellor wrote: `This is a very great honour and it is well deserved. I know that I speak for every member of the University, and particularly those in the Department of Physics, when I say how proud we are that a graduate of this University, and a former colleague, has been recognised in this way. It is a unique occasion in the University's history.' Professor Rotblat is a former Director of Research in Nuclear Physics of the University of Liverpool and was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in 1989. In his oration Professor Fred Norbury described how Joseph Rotblat arrivie arrived here in April 1939 from his native Poland, choosing Liverpool in preference to Paris. He had envisaged the concept of the atom bomb and had convinced himself of the vital necessity for the Allies to develop it first. He approached Professor James Chadwick (later Sir James Chadwick) with a proposal for research on the feasibility of the bomb and the work was undertaken using the cyclotron that Chadwick had built in the basement of the George Holt Building (now occupied by Metallurgy and Material Science). He went on to join Chadwick's team in Los Alamos working on what was called the Manhattan Project.
