Left to Our Own Devices
Outsmarting Smart Technology to Reclaim Our Relationships, Health, and Focus
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- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
21 May 2024
Summary
We have been warned about the psychological perils of technology: distraction, difficulty empathizing, and loss of the ability (or desire) to carry on a conversation. But our devices and data are woven into our lives. We can’t simply reject them. Instead, Margaret Morris argues, we need to adapt technology creatively to our needs and values.
In Left to Our Own Devices, Morris offers examples of individuals applying technologies in unexpected ways—uses that go beyond those int…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262552066 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026255206X |
| Author: | Margaret E. Morris, Sherry Turkle |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 21 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Margaret E. Morris
Margaret E. Morris is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and creator of technologies to support well-being. A Senior Research Scientist at Intel from 2002 to 2016, she has conducted User Experience research at Amazon and is an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Human-Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington.
Sherry Turkle is the Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT. Her notable books include The Second Self, Life on the Screen, Alone Together, Reclaiming Conversation, and The Empathy Diaries.
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