Each chapter tries to begin where the other left off in some way, not in a clever way, but in actually grounded way. The first chapter on froud ends with froud's one and only radio broadcast where he signs his name at the end. And so felt really important to get it going early in the book to show this is much older than just the panic about will gogles, wisa bot or cute, adorable penguin.
Hannah Zeavin, lecturer in the department of History and member of the executive committees of both the Center for New Media and the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society at University of California, Berkeley, talks about her book, The Distance Cure: A History of Teletherapy, with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. The book tracks the history of teletherapy, which Zeavin defines as therapeutic interaction over distance, and its metamorphosis from a model of cure to one of contingent help. The book starts with letters sent through the mail and ends in our current coronavirus catastrophe. Zeavin and Vinsel also talk about the complexities and potential harms of going back fully in-person, including how it will negatively affect disabled people.
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