Sherry Turkle: Tech World's "Conscience" Discusses "Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age"

Have we traded conversation for mere connection? For all those who have tried to talk to a teenager (or even a "grown-up") glued to a smart phone, the answer is obvious: "of course we have". Now one of the world's most perceptive media scholars, MIT's Sherry Turkle, whom "The New York Times" declared the "conscience for the tech world," addresses this very topic in her new book, "Reclaiming Conversation". Based on five years of research in homes, schools, and the workplace, Turkle argues that we have a better understanding of where our technology can and cannot take us and that the time to "reclaim" conversation ... is now. This Guggenheim Fellow and author of five books comes to discuss her astute, ever relevant research.