Boston Book Festival

October 17-19, 2013

2010 Event Descriptions

The Tendencies of Technology

11:30am John Hancock Hall at the Back Bay Events Center 180 Berkeley Street

The recent changes that technology has made to books, reading and the way we relate to each other are unprecedented and transformational. Come hear tech guru Kevin Kelly, author of What Technology Wants, digital visionary Nicholas NegroponteDavid Kirkpatrick, founder of Techonomy and author of The Facebook Effect, and the NYT’s Nick Bilton, author of I Live in the Future and Here’s How It Works discuss technology and its impact on how we live. Moderated by NPR’s John Hockenberry.