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Q | Jan 15, 2013 | 17:38

Is technology making us lonelier?

In The Big Disconnect: The story of technology and loneliness, Vancouver writer Giles Slade argues that technological developments are a big part of why more and more people feel isolated in today's hyper-connected world.

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