The 2011 Ideas Festival, sponsored by the Aspen Institute and Atlantic Magazine, gathered scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators, activists, and other great thinkers for a week in late June and early July. MPR's Midday broadcast several of the presentations.
Author of 'Hamlet's BlackBerry' says we need more solitude, less technology
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William Powers speaks to the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival about his book, "Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in a Digital Age." Is life better with these technological connections?
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William Powers: Award-winning reporter and author, formerly with the Washington Post, the New Republic and National Journal. "Hamlet's BlackBerry" is his first book.
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