Month: January 2014

Not boring, not at all: Megan Garber converses with Sherry Turkle

On By W.W. NortonIn How is Technology Changing Us?, Is Pop Culture Actually Good for Us?46 Comments

As we spend more and more time with our noses pressed to a screen, we may be more engaged with one another, but we’re not having real conversations. In this December 2013 article, Atlantic staff writer and media expert Megan Garber relates a recent conversation on the subject of conversation with tech author Sherry Turkle. …

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Paying Their Way: David Wharton on financing Olympic athletes

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On the eve of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. athletes are preparing for an aspect of the competition even more often overlooked than the hours of sweat that no one sees: how to pay their training and travel expenses. Los Angeles Times sportswriter and 1988 Olympic medalist David Wharton published this report …

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