Please Explain (The Leonard Lopate Show)

Have We Lost the Art of Conversation in Our Digital World?


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Has technology destroyed our ability to have meaningful face-to-face conversations? What happens when we look up from our phones and try to communicate? On today's Please Explain, media scholar and MIT professor Sherry Turkle reveals how our relationship with technology has harmed our ability to empathize. She's also the author of the bestselling book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in the Digital Age. 

Do you have questions about technology and modern conversation? Send us your questions in a comment below, or let us know on Twitter or Facebook!

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