Sherry Turkle is Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the founder and current director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. An expert on mobile technology, social networking, and sociable robotics, she explores the subjective side of people’s relationships with technology, especially computers. Her research centers on analyzing digtital communications technology and its impact on emotional development, creativity, and relationships. Her books on computers and human psychology include: Computers and the Human Spirit (1984); Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet (1995); Simulation and Its Discontents (2009); and Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other (2011). She has a new book in press on the importance of conversation in digiital cultures, including business and the professions. She has been named a Harvard Centennial Medalist and a Ms. Magazine Woman of the Year. She has been profiled in Scientific American, She is a featured commentator on the social and psychological effects of technology for many media networks, including appearances on Nightline, Fresh Air, Frontline, 20/20, and The Colbert Report. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014.