Sherry Turkle — Alive Enough? Reflecting on Our Technology

Each of us, in our everyday interactions, chooses between letting technology shape us and shaping it towards human purposes, even towards honoring what we hold dear. Sherry Turkle, director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, is full of usable ideas — from how to declare email bankruptcy to teaching our children the rewards of solitude.

Episode 281 of the On Being with Krista Tippett podcast, hosted by On Being Studios, titled "Sherry Turkle — Alive Enough? Reflecting on Our Technology" was published on November 15, 2012 and runs 51 minutes.

November 15, 2012 ·51m · On Being with Krista Tippett

Summary

Each of us, in our everyday interactions, chooses between letting technology shape us and shaping it towards human purposes, even towards honoring what we hold dear. Sherry Turkle, director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, is full of usable ideas — from how to declare email bankruptcy to teaching our children the rewards of solitude.

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