Sherry Turkle Books
Sherry Turkle is a professor of the social studies of science and technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is known for her research on the psychology of human relationships with technology and has authored several influential books on digital culture and communication.
Known for: Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, Reclaiming Conversation
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Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
In 'Alone Together', Sherry Turkle explores how technology—especially social media, smartphones, and robots—has changed the way we communicate and relate to one another. Drawing on years of research a...
Reclaiming Conversation
In this book, Sherry Turkle explores how digital communication has transformed human relationships and the art of conversation. Drawing on decades of research in psychology and technology, she argues ...
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Part I: The Robotic Moment
We stand at a robotic moment: a time when we are ready to accept machines not only as helpers but as companions. My early work with children in the 1980s revealed an emerging comfort with digital objects that simulated thought. By the early 2000s, this comfort had turned into affection. Children con...
From Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
Part II: Networked
As robots offered emotional simulation, the network offered connection without boundaries. In the always-on world of digital communication, we inhabit multiple spaces at once—texting while walking, posting while conversing, constantly managing a social presence that never sleeps. In this second par...
From Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
The Flight from Conversation
When I first began exploring how people communicate through technology, I encountered an irony: the devices designed to keep us connected often leave us more isolated. In my studies, I saw colleagues communicating via email while sitting across from each other, and families sharing meals where each ...
From Reclaiming Conversation
The Empathy Gap
Empathy begins in the face-to-face moment—in seeing another person’s eyes and hearing their tone. Yet our digital culture short-circuits that experience. I have seen this most poignantly among young people who have grown up with screens as their primary social environment. They report difficulty rea...
From Reclaiming Conversation
About Sherry Turkle
Sherry Turkle is a professor of the social studies of science and technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is known for her research on the psychology of human relationships with technology and has authored several influential books on digital culture and communication.
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