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Howard Axelrod

"The Stars In Our Pockets" by Howard Axelrod (Getty Images/Beacon Press)

Our new blind spots: Technology changes how we see the world, and how we interact with it

Howard Axelrod
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After spending 2 years in solitude, I know something about loneliness. So why is New Year’s still so rough?

Howard Axelrod
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Two years in the woods: No computer, no television, no cellphone — but I was no Thoreau

Howard Axelrod