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Nuclear Power to Genetically Altered Food, Technology Decisions too Important for Technologists Alone

From the food we eat to kind of energy we use, average Americans are constantly forced to make decisions about technology. But if we cannot think critically about the costs and benefits of technological changes, and if we have only limited conceptual skills and capabilities in using technology, we are apt to make uninformed and poor choices, says Provost Jonathan Cole.

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Shot: Feb 11, 2002
Published: Mar 06, 2003
Last modified:Jan 29, 2004