Sherry Turkle
American sociologist and psychologist, born in 1948; author of Alone Together (2011).
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What they believe
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Technology is taking us places we don't want to go
I'm still excited by technology, but I believe, and I'm here to make the case, that we're letting it take us places that we don't want to go.
ted.comSaid 29 Feb 2012This on korrents
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Loneliness is failed solitude
Loneliness is failed solitude.
archive.orgSaid c. 2011This on korrents
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Beliefs
Korrents What they believe 9 beliefs — each backed by an exact quote.
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Technology is taking us places we don't want to go
I'm still excited by technology, but I believe, and I'm here to make the case, that we're letting it take us places that we don't want to go.
Connected, but alone? (TED2012 talk) Said 29 Feb 2012
Our devices are so powerful they change who we are, not just what we do
our little devices, those little devices in our pockets, are so psychologically powerful that they don't only change what we do, they change who we are.
Connected, but alone? (TED2012 talk) Said 29 Feb 2012
We sacrifice conversation for mere connection
we sacrifice conversation for mere connection.
Connected, but alone? (TED2012 talk) Said 29 Feb 2012
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Fleeing conversation can compromise our capacity for self-reflection
So a flight from conversation can really matter because it can compromise our capacity for self-reflection.
Connected, but alone? (TED2012 talk) Said 29 Feb 2012
People experience the pretend empathy of sociable robots as real
People experience pretend empathy as though it were the real thing.
Connected, but alone? (TED2012 talk) Said 29 Feb 2012
Constant connection is more a symptom than a cure for loneliness
connection is more like a symptom than a cure.
Connected, but alone? (TED2012 talk) Said 29 Feb 2012
Children who are not taught to be alone will only know how to be lonely
If we're not able to be alone, we're going to be more lonely. And if we don't teach our children to be alone, they're only going to know how to be lonely.
Connected, but alone? (TED2012 talk) Said 29 Feb 2012
Loneliness is failed solitude
Loneliness is failed solitude.
Alone Together (Basic Books, 2011) Said c. 2011
We are increasingly connected to each other but oddly more alone
We are increasingly connected to each other but oddly more alone
Alone Together (Basic Books, 2011) Said c. 2011
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Where they publish
Site sherryturkle.com Her official site: books, writing and appearances.
Her own website, with her books and a blog that carries new pieces through a feed.
Link verified 1 Nov 2026.
x.com @STurkle Short posts.
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