Name: Reclaiming Conversation
Rating: 4.20 (1 reviews)
Author: Sherry Turkle

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We live in a technological universe where we are always communicating.  But, we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection.  Long an enthusiast for its possibilities, author, and researcher Sherry Turkle investigates the troubling consequence of this trend: at work, at home, in politics, and in love, we have found ways around conversation, tempted by the low-effort nature of a text or an email.  We have developed a taste for what mere connection offers.  The dinner table falls silent as children compete with phones for their parents' attention. 

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