THE CENTER FOR FRONTIER SCIENCES AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATEMENT I. Overview The Center for Frontier Sciences was established in 1987 by the Temple University administration. One of its purposes was to examine new scientific claims that may lead to breakthroughs. The Center coordinates globally information exchange, networking, and education on frontier issues of science, medicine, and technology. The Center helps engender greater openness to scientific claims in various areas of science such as the relation between electromagnetic fields and life, the mind-matter interrelationship, complementary medicine, and novel energy technology. As an integral part of a major state university, high academic standards are maintained in reviewing new claims, and new questions are raised to help facilitate breakthroughs. Scientists and scholars interested in the frontier sciences are invited to become affiliates of the Center. Affiliates receive "Frontier Perspectives," a journal published by the Center, and invitations to events. II. Public Lectures The Center has earned a national reputation for hosting a lecture series that brings world-class scientists and scholars such as Roger Penrose, David Bohm, Gerald Edelman, Bjorn Nordenstrom, and Karl Pribram to the Northeast community. Since 1989, the Center has hosted thirty-one public lectures. Following the lectures lengthy discussions allow the audience to interact and share ideas with the speakers. These lectures are open to the public and broadcast over the Temple University Public Television Network. Audiocassettes of the programs are also available. III. International Roundtable Meetings and Proceedings The Center coordinates meetings on key frontier areas of science to give frontier scientists the opportunity to share data new ideas and to discuss key questions for further research. Thus far the Center has coordinated seven international roundtable meetings on topics in physics, biology, and medicine. International networking among the participants has led to new research collaborations. Proceedings from these events are occasionally published. In 1992 a book, "The Interrelationship Between Mind and Matter," was published by the Center, and over 1,000 copies have been distributed. Currently the proceedings of the 1993 meeting, "Rethinking Pleomorphism: Possible Roles of Pleomorphic Forms in Biology and Medicine," is underway. The proceedings serve to disseminate new discoveries and ideas to the research community at large. IV. Scientific Journal In 1990 the Center established and published "Frontier Perspectives" a newsletter, which is now a fifty-two page journal. Six issues of this semi-annual journal have been published thus far, and it has received considerable acclaim by scholars worldwide. The international distribution is 5,000 copies per issue. Scientists who have difficulty in publishing their reports in mainstream journals have the opportunity to publish in "Frontier Perspectives" and receive important feedback from the frontier science community. "Frontier Perspectives" contains articles written by professional affiliates and also reports on Center activities as well. V. Database of Frontier Scientists and Frontier Scientific Research Networking and informational exchange play an integral part in building a bridge from frontier to mainstream science. Through an extensive computerized database of its affiliates and files of information on unconventional topics in science and medicine, the Center maintains active communication with a growing number of affiliates via mail, fax, telephone, and electronic mail. For further information contact: The Center for Frontier Sciences, Temple University, Ritter Hall 003-00, Room 478 Philadelphia, PA 19122 phone (215) 204-8487 fax (215) 204-5553 email V2058A@VM.Temple.edu