The Narrative

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We all have some level of illusion about who we really are. In your case, there was this explicitly a deceptive aspect of your childhood that kept you from having an integrated self. It forced you to be an incredibly acute observer of other people's narratives and other people's lives. The book is ful of fascinating portraits of the people, both your family andthe professional people youve acted with.

Psychologist and author Sherry Turkle of MIT talks about her book, The Empathy Diaries, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. The Empathy Diaries is a memoir about Turkle's secretive family and how that secrecy turned Turkle into an acute observer, skilled at revealing the story behind the story. She also chronicles the early days of artificial intelligence and the evolution of the computer. Topics in this conversation include the challenges of family, the role of technology in our lives, the limits of artificial intelligence, and the importance of Bambi.