"Cordless Cautions": A Review of an Article Discussing Cordless Power Tool Safety Issues
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A 3 page overview of the November 2001 Tech Directions article titled "Cordless Cautions". In it authors Peter Domeny and Jennifer Uzumcu review the precautions which are necessary to safely and most effectively use cordless power tools. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPtoolPw.rtf

"Levels and Loops: the Future of Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience"
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A 4 page review of the article by Anthony J. Bell. Utilizing probabilistic reasoning, Bell emphasizes that while we may never achieve the technological future imagined in works of science fiction, we are likely to achieve a future that is "not as alien as the science-fiction future seems". No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPartIn3.rtf

"Philosophy is irrelevant; all we need is technology"
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This quote begins a 10 page paper that examines our reliance on technology and our value of philosophy. The discussion looks at the technocracy movement of the 30's, yet strikes a more moderate resolution than the quote suggests. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BBptech.doc.