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Professor at M.I.T.; author; researcher on human-technology relationships

Sherry Turkle

Sherry Turkle is the Abby Rockfeller Mauze Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology. She has been studying how people interact with technology since the 1970s and is known for her critical analyses of how digital culture reshapes human connection and identity.

Known For

Alone TogetherThe Second SelfArtificial Intimacy

Books

■Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines(2026)
■Alone Together(2011)
■The Second Self(1984)

Episodes