My name is Chris Andrews. I'm glad we can talk face to face today. The societalimportance of __1___face to face is something that can be ___2__backcenturies. In the medieval university structure, rhetoric was considered to be apillar of education. Students were expected to learn how to ___3__ideasfrom one mind to another. But the way that we communicate today is__4___different. The way that we communicate has changed almostcompletely. We've entered a __5___worldwhere communication is___6__across continents and networks, at the click of a button. It is fast,cheap, easy and great. I ___7__social media. I value the convenience toreach across the globe and speak to my sister or to my mother. I value that. ButI'm also ___8__that face-to-face interactions have moved to a lessimportant ___9__of human communication. And so just about a year ago, lbegan to think about what this __10___behavior is. What happens when a childbegins to replace face-to-face interactions with digital conversations?Whathappens when a mother and father sit at a dinner table on their phone as theirchild is watching this? What is the difference between asking someone inperson and just sending him or her a text message? Well ... it turns out theanswer is quite a lot.