Thanks for your insightful comments, atthehops. We're glad that you like this longer version. We know that posting very long videos to KZread is a bit unusual in light of the commonly-held expectations about internet-age attention spans. But we do what we do in spite of this; there are, in fact, lots of folks still looking for deep and thorough investigations!

This women is utterly brilliant. She has nailed it. Technology offers "The illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship." I am definitely buying her book "Alone Together."

Thanks for your comment and your help sharing the video!

I've listened to three other versions of this talk, the TEDxUIUC talk (my favorite), the TED Conference talk, and the RSA talk. Each of those talks were pared down to about 20 minutes, and I appreciate this extended, more personable, discussion about the talking points of Turkle's book. Dr. Turkle is taking on a subject we want to actively avoid, our self and our relationship with other. We are bad at relationship and while we need them we are not interested in working to have them.

Doctor Turkle has super research, scholarship, presentation, and overall communication skills. She does everything right. Great woman!

An outstanding lecture that demands we think more rigorously about the fragmented and illusory selfs we are creating. It helps me understand the emptiness one can feel when a post about a mother's death gets a "like."

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Sherry Turkle has always been able to cut through cultural myths and assumptions, using comprehensible language and great insight. Thank you Dr. Turkle!

very interesting, with regards to technology and possible acceleration of behavioral expectations. Is this also related to social dynamics of countries / cultures with similar (but is less accessible) technology?

How did your paper turn out? Was it about Sherry Turkle's talk?

I can't believe I watched that entire presentation...but it was good. Now I have to right a paper.

I would argue that we have a paradigm of relationship that is bases in social exchange; we seek to get our needs met, but look to give little little or nothing in return. This is why we are eager to hide, and "perform our self" as Turkle says. We have abandon what is mutual, and cooperative which is what is social.

Additionally, Turkle is to be admired for her willingness to struggle with these issues, as we see he do during the Q & A session. She is raising uncomfortable questions that all need to be grappling with. But she almost seems unwilling to utter the word, "loneliness" and instead substitutes the word, alone. we are social creatures who need to connect and to belong, and yet we are increasingly lonely. We see this in how we now define a "family."

Janet, Believe me that I identify fully with your remark. I read Brad's comment and the others that followed it. By the time I got to yours, I had not let go of his. So, I identify fully with your misgivings. And yet, I have learned to allow those moments to pass and leave them exist as they are, allowing everyone to make up their own minds. I would not preach to you but plead with you to find peace in allowing these imperfections. I teach, so believe that I understand. Be well. (It is 2013!)

wow I feel really sad for 2000's generation kids. Luckily I was born in the early 90's where talking on the phone was totally normal, and though my generation is getting worse and worse we are still able to talk on the phone comfortably. I completely understand though how young people don't wan't to call anymore. We just text too much now. It's socially easier to text..how sad.

Brilliant brilliant brilliant

don't look the subtitle, it is incorrect.

doing my online test....

'"we are so quick to accept substitutions"

Dance of life... Sometime… By doing nothing... You can observe life around you... Life is a beautiful dance... Every day when you wake up... You know... You are special... ©...Aronne

35:45 if you do not learn how to be alone, you are doomed to be lonely.

I've been around for a long time and I never liked talking on the phone. The phone was only to make an appointment to meet in person. Otherwise we wrote letters. Don't get why she thinks the phone is so sacred.

eita so!

Maybe robots r better at listening processing and responding because they r not taking a call-just saying

To The ChicagoHumanities folks, Not enough consumption or response to a truly important topic. I know the presentation is "old" and might have reached the bottom of the stack after this time; still, its relevance remains. I hope that you will insist on getting out there. I intend to share both shorter presentations (and the Colbert appearance), as well as this one on FB and Google+, but also with a couple of people who matter to me. Find a new wrinkle to attract more attention. Thanks for this.

WRITE a paper. Hah! Sorry I could not let that go ....

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