Sentimentality for Silicon

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September 02, 2017

Do you love your laptop? Feel affection for your phone? Some of us spend more time with our devices than our families. It’s kind of like your silicon best friend.  Isn’t that why we call it personal technology?  In this hour, we explore how deep those attachments go.

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September 02, 2017
February 17, 2018
October 13, 2018
Guests: 
Akexabder Weinstein

Alexander Weinstein

Author, Professor
alexanderweinsteinfiction.com

Chuck Klosterman

Commentator
simonandschuster.com
Astra Taylor

Astra Taylor

filmmaker, author
hiddendriver.com
Sherry Turkle

Sherry Turkle

Professor, Author
mit.edu
Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff

Media Theorist, Writer, Documentarian
rushkoff.com
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Technology
Last modified: 
October 12, 2018