Charles Taylor & The Ethics Of Authenticity
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of Taylor's work. This paper supports Taylor's reflections of the process of the individual within society, especially as he reflects on the issues for an individual within our technologically and bureacratically advanced society. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Taylorc.wps

Chernobyl: Safety
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A 4 page paper which examines the safety conditions at Chernobyl. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAchenbl.rtf

Clean Coal Technology
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A 5 page paper. Are there any existing technologies that can make coal clean? This question is answered in this essay. Even today, more than half of all the electricity used in the U.S. comes from coal-powered power stations. Coal plants are responsible for emitting large amounts of pollutants into the air. There has been some progress and there may be new technologies on the horizon. The federal government is funding a number of projects, which are described. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGcoal.rtf

Cockpit Design: The Importance of Ergonomics and Consistency Between Models
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An 8 page discussion of the factors which enter into cockpit design. This paper reviews the aeronautical industry to contend that ergonomics are a growing concern or such design. An ergonomically designed cockpit can reduce or eliminate a variety of pilot errors as can consistency between a manufacturers various models. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPcockpt.rtf

Cognitive Science And Information Technology
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8 pages in length. The fundamental components inherent to cognitive science revolve around humans and their capacity for knowledge and learning. While this is a simple enough description of an otherwise complex concept, it serves to provide the conduit between man's intelligence and his capability for transferring that aptitude to nonhuman entities. The extent to which cognitive science affords an intrinsic connection with the future development of humanity as a species is both grand and far-reaching; that the coupling of cognitive science and information technology is intrinsic in nature speaks to the logical step currently realized whereby man and machine are extensions of each other. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCCogSciIT.rtf

Collaboratories
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This 20 page paper looks at what groupware and collaborative team work entail; why scientists need to collaborate; what collaboratories are; approaches to studying collaboratories in general and scientific collaboratories specifically; and how such collaboratories can be improved. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: HVCollab.rtf

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