A biography for Sherry Turklehasn’t been written yet.
“I've been studying the psychology of online connectivity for more than 30 years.”
“I love sharing photographs and websites, I'm for all of these things. I'm for Facebook. But to say that this is sociability? We begin to define things in terms of what technology enables and technology allows.”
“The most used program in computers and education is PowerPoint. What are you learning about the nature of the medium by knowing how do to a great PowerPoint presentation? Nothing. It certainly doesn't teach you how to think critically about living in a culture of simulation.”
“Who says that we always have to be ready to communicate?”
“Addiction is to the habits of mind that technology allows us to practice.”
“People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' magazine. Then things began to change. In the early '80s, we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today our attachment is unhealthy.”
“Conversation is the most human and humanizing thing that we do.”
“One of the emotional affordances of digital communication is that one can always hide behind deliberated nonchalance.”
“She had set it on the Internet, its own peculiar echo chamber.”
“If people start to buy the idea that machines are great companions for the elderly or for children, as they increasingly seem to do, we are really playing with fire.”
“The selfie, like all technology, causes us to reflect on our human values. This is a good thing because it challenges us to figure out what they really are.”
“Hold on to your passion - you'll need it!”
“In life, you are struck by the importance of presence, of the small moments of meaning, the miracle of your child's breath, the feelings of deep human connection. When you are thinking about technology, your mind is not on all of that.”