AloneTogether

Consider Facebook. It's like human contact, but easier to engage with and easier to avoid. Technology promises closeness, but much of modern life actually leaves us feeling less connected with real people and more connected to simulations of them.

In "Alone Together," Sherry Turkle, a professor of technology and society at MIT, explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. She offers a nuanced exploration of what we are seeking and sacrificing in a world of electronic companions and social networking tools. Furthermore, she presents an argument that, despite the hand-waving of today's self-described prophets of the future, it will be the next generation that will chart the path between isolation and connectivity.

作者简介

SherryTurkleistheAbbyRockefellerMauzéProfessoroftheSocialStudiesofScienceandTechnologyatMIT.SheisfrequentlyinterviewedinTime,Newsweek,theNewYorkTimes,andtheWallStreetJournal,onNBCNews,andmore.ShelivesinBoston,Massachusetts.