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MIT professor Sherry Turkle finds the prevalence of PowerPoint in grade school classrooms “distressing,” yet PowerPoint is ubiquitous. It has gained adherents in the federal Office of the Joint Chiefs…

In an interview Sherry Turkle did with Aleks Krotoski for a BBC project, “The Virtual Revolution,” she spoke about how young people think about privacy and how their experiences with…

‘Creating interest-driven content and programming that is easily shared, interactive and participatory is key to unlocking the power of networked media.’

Heavy media multitaskers ‘are often influenced by intervening content. News articles are therefore going to require more recapitulations and reminders to help readers pick up where they left off.’

‘The reading circuit’s very plasticity is also its Achilles’ heel. It can be fully fashioned over time and fully implemented when we read, or it can be short-circuited …’

‘This rise in emotional intensity poses a real problem for serious journalists … . The sciences of the mind offer a lot of help if we are willing to learn…

At the Center for Future Storytelling, researchers envision how technology can give people more control over TV programs they encounter and stories they follow.

‘News organizations and start-up entrepreneurs are only beginning to explore the potential of augmented reality.’

‘Every place has a story, and every story has a place.’

What is the role of the journalist as computers become more adept at pulling together data from different sources?