Sherry turkle
People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' magazine. Then things began to change. In the early '80s, we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today...
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Teenagers talk about the idea of having each other's 'full attention.' They grew up in a culture of distraction. They remember their parents were on cell phones when they were pushed on swings as...
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I think few people of education enter politics because it seems like a contact blood sport.
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Hold on to your passion - you'll need it!
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There are moments of opportunity for families; moments they need to put technology away. These include: no phones or texting during meals. No phones or texting when parents pick up children at school...
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What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you.
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It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the 'good old days' when parents used to read to them without the cell...
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Good afternoon. When I first got to MIT in 1978 Michael Dertouzos, who's the head of the laboratory for computer science held a meeting. There was a several day retreat in Endicott House...
