The caveat first, followed by the but… First, I believe, as many of us intuitively recognize, that technology in many ways has stunted our capacity to connect meaningfully with other people. Of course, it allows us to form a myriad of networks through which we...
In her imminent new book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, Sherry Turkle has written about her continuing insights into the personal and social benefits of conversation in our lives, especially as we navigate the online, digital and...
Conversation is the ultimate delight. It is innate to our genetic coding. Yet our practice of this art is increasingly impoverished. Technologies, innovative practices of engagement and new models of business and community are, of course, essential to progress and the...
A great way to start the year is to resolve to establish personal and professional connection and belonging by being a partisan of conversation. Happily, this month’s edition of The Atlantic features an interview with Sherry Turkle, who indicates that her...
“Youth does not need friends – it only needs crowds.” Zelda Fitzgerald In the seventeenth century, we knew we existed, Descartes said, because “I think, therefore I am” (cogito ergo sum in Latin). Being able to doubt our existence demonstrated that we had...
