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 FESTIVAL TO BRING SCIENCE OUT OF THE LABORATORIES
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 Science will once again be brought out of the domain of the laboratories and will show its fun side to a wide audience in our Science Communication Networking Event. The event will take place between 23–25 October in Istanbul, and will bring together our FameLabbers, science communicators from nine countries, the organisers of the Cheltenham Science Festival and famous scientists such as Robert Winston.
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| FAMOUS FERTILITY SCIENTIST TO VISIT TURKEY
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 ‘Science must listen to public fears, and respond to the concerns of ordinary people. We must behave responsibly, ensuring our work has the highest ethical standards,’ says Sir Robert Winston, one of the distinguished guests attending our Science Communication Networking Event that will take place between 23–25 October in Istanbul. Read on to learn more.
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| LOST’UN ADASI SIRRA KADEM MI BASTI?
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 FameLab Bilim Elçilerimizden, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Fizik Mühendisligi mezunu Emre Demirezen, son yillarin en büyük popüler kültür olayi Lost’un son bölümünde karsilastigimiz gerçegi bilimsel gerçeklerle açiklamaya çalisiyor: “Ada sirra kadem mi basti, yoksa baska bir yere / zamana mi isinlandi?”
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| BiLGiYi SORGULAMAK
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 FameLab Bilim Elçilerimizden Ridvan Yilmaz, bir lise ögretmeni olarak bilginin hayatimizin verili gerçeklerinden birisi olmamasi gerektigini savunuyor. Yilmaz, bilimin bizlere üç büyük olguyu, gözlemlemeyi, sorgulamayi ve farkinda olmayi kattigini ve neden her türlü bilgiyi sorgulama süzgecimizden geçirdikten sonra kabullenme ya da kabullenmemeye karar vermemiz gerektigini anlatiyor.
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| GÜNES PILLERINI TANIYALIM
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 Çevreye uyumlu ve daha temiz olan alternatif enerji kaynaklari arasinda neden öncelikle günes enerjisine önem vermemiz gerekiyor? Kimya mühendisi Menekse Sevimli, günes pillerinin, bir diger adiyla fotovoltaik pillerin nasil çalistiklarini anlatiyor.
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| ALERJILERDE TÜM SUÇ KAVAK AGACININ MI?
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 Yedi yildir alerji asilari konusunda tibbi mümessil olan Erol Sezer, kavak agaci ve polenlerinin alerjiyle iliskisi konusunda bizi aydinlatiyor. Sezer, alerji konusunda Türkiye’nin saygin uzmanlarinin görüslerine yer vererek, neden kavaktan bu kadar korkmamamiz gerektigini anlatiyor.
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| YOUNG MIGRANTS IMAGINE THEIR FUTURE WITH DIGI-STORIES
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 A whole new experience was in store for 17 young people from Istanbul’s migrant communities when they came together recently to ‘imagine their future’ through the medium of digital stories. The workshops, held in Bilgi University in Istanbul, brought together young people aged between 17 and 25 in August as part of the Imagine Your Future project.
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| A GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS ON THE WEB
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 Take time to visit our Teaching English web site, the new global home for English teachers on the web that brings together everything a busy teacher might need for both the classroom and the staffroom, including lesson plans, worksheets, teaching tips, articles, information on professional development, training, conferences, qualifications, and much more.
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| TURKEY’S YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR WINS AWARD
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 The winner of the Turkish heat of our International Young Interactive Entrepreneur (IYIE) competition has been announced as Hakki Göktas, who will visit the UK in November to participate in the international competition.
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| REFLECTING UPON OXFORD
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 Ayse Gencer reflects upon her days in Oxford almost a decade ago when she was an exchange student. Read on to get a snapshot of universities, museums and the attractive cafes of Oxford.
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