William Powers
Technology & Media Writer
William Powers is a journalist and social philosopher. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. He is a two-time winner of the Arthur Rowse Award for best American media commentary. His first book is "Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age" (HarperCollins, 2010), which challenges the widely held assumption that the more we connect through technology.
Technology is replicating and replacing functions long held in the brain. What does offloading your brain to technology mean for such vital human as memory and creativity?
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The higher-order capacity for inwardness and intimacy is vital for humanity, yet these characteristics are evolving away as technology advances.
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With a smart phone always at arm’s length, we are connected to the point of addiction. Is the solution more technology, or a digital detox?
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