Hamlet's Blackberry
Episode Summary
How do the technologies we use every day affect our state(s) of mind? One of the country's leading commentators on the information culture ponders the conundrum of connectedness, and offers a new philosophy of life in a world of screens.
Participant(s) Bio
William Powers is one of the country's leading commentators on the information culture. A former staff writer for The Washington Post, his writing on media, technology and other subjects has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, McSweeney's, The Guardian and many other publications. He created The New Republic's first media column and for years wrote an influential weekly column for Atlantic Media's National Journal. He is a two-time winner of the National Press Club's Arthur Rowse Award for best American media commentary. Hamlet's Blackberry is his first book.
Credits
ALOUD audio is presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and made possible through support provided by The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, the Righteous Persons Foundation, City National Bank, K&L Gates, KPMG, Sue and David Rosenblum, Wallis Foundation, Donna and Martin J. Wolff and The Boudjakdji Foundation. Additional support provided by The Council of the Library Foundation, Library Foundation members, and the Los Angeles Public Library. Media support provided by KPPC 83.9 FM and KUSC 91.5 FM. ALOUD theme composed by Larry Karush.