The Other Thought I Had With That Passage, Thagh

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Sury turkle: My mother didn't deserve that. But not just because it was a dig and it made her embarrassed, but also because what she was doing to accompany you was so brave,. She was so rich. That's why i mn, i've done a lot of bad things in my life. That'sn you have to say to yourself. The other thought i had with that passage, the other thought I had with that Passage, thagh, which you don't say, i don't know if you've thought it, but it really makes your mother. It reminds me, and should remind all of us, of the courage of daily life.

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.