Sherry Turkle

McCain's in-hearing poker game a sign of deepening technological creep

John McCain wasn't "all-in" at Wednesday's Senate Foreign Relation Committee meeting on Syria, or at least that's what one reporter's photo of him playing iPhone poker suggested to critics who expected him to pay better attention.

McCain's in-hearing poker game a sign of deepening technological creep

Connectivity through 'digital saturation' may come at the expense of conversation

Connectivity through 'digital saturation' may come at the expense of conversation

Lonely In A Digital Age

Lonely In A Digital Age
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Is technology tearing us apart?

Is technology tearing us apart?

Why do we predict?

Why do we predict?
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What Compels Us to Predict an Unknowable Future?

What Compels Us to Predict an Unknowable Future?
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Tech for the elderly and the risk of a robot takeover

In honor of all the silver foxes out there (and the people who love them), we dedicate this week's tech segment to assistive technologies for older people.

Tech for the elderly and the risk of a robot takeover
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Blackberries at the dinner table

This week's look at family issues tackles the impact of technology in the household. Blackberries, laptops and mobile phones may increase access to knowledge, but do they isolate children from their parents?

Blackberries at the dinner table

Texting and teen development

MIT researcher says constant texting is causing anxiety, sleep and relationship problems in teenagers.

Texting and teen development

"Terminator Salvation" and our romance with robots

Our fascination with robots and the imagined and real interactions we can have with them tells us a lot about how we view relationships.

"Terminator Salvation" and our romance with robots
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Terminator Salvation: Our Romance with Robots

Terminator Salvation, the fourth installment of the Terminator franchise, hits theaters today. For a reality check on human-robot relations, we are joined by MIT professor Sherry Turkle.

Terminator Salvation: Our Romance with Robots