Energy and Environmental Issues: A Comparative Study for Turkey and the U.S.
Inevitably, energy is one of the key issues currently effecting economic development in much of the modern world.…
Issue 89 (September - October 2012)
20 articles
Science Square (Issue 89)
1- Frosty freezers no more Original article: Kim P. et al, ACS Nano (2012, online ahead of print)…
Remembering the Super Victim: A Letter from a Villain’s Mom to a Superhero
My husband had never been a family man; he was always focused and devoted to his work. For…
The Medicine for This Sickness: A Reaction to the Recent Violence and Killings in Nigeria
These days, we are witnessing a kind of violence never before heard of in our land. Young men…
Basis for Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Whenever I watch and read about killings and terrorism in the name of religion today, the music of…
Ibn Sina: An Exemplary Scientist
Ibn Sina (known as Avicenna in Latin and in the West) in his masterpiece The Canon of Medicine…
Coal, Diamond, and Man
All of the physical and chemical conditions of the earth are created in a way to make life…
From Continence to Virtue: Cultivation of Moral Character
Can people be held accountable for what they feel and wish from a moral point of view or…
Dhikr (Recitation of God’s Names)
Literally meaning mentioning, remembrance, and recollection, in the terminology of the Sufis dhikr denotes regular recitation of one…
Southern Pine Beetle: A Pest Using Pesticides
The use of pesticides by farmers for fighting against pests harming their crops is a common yet controversial…
Walking in the Shoes of Others: Stepping in and out of Turkey
What inspires migrants to leave home, friends and country to cross over into unknown worlds? Often many make…
Building an Ethical and Shared Future through Education in a Glocal Perspective
Glocalisation is a relatively new word or idea for a new time. Information technology, greater communications and travel…
The Ticket
When the National Research Council of the USA announced in 1992 that DNA testing was a reliable method…
Lovers of Light
On a clear night, having fixed their hearts upon the Light they set out for eternity And wherever…
Peacebuilding through Education
The Fountain is partnering this month with the Peace Islands Institute of New York for the “Peacebuilding through…