Don, I love that idea of the phone going dead being taken in a literal way. It is a death in a way, a conversation and a link dying. Maybe even a bon...

Allo allo,Very very interesting talks today!Annabel's talk instantly reminded me of the Miss Marple-esque 'nosey' phone operator. I found myself imagi...

Hello!Vahni's talk reminded me just how intimate phone calls are. I'd say they're more intimate than face to face conversations - in a face to face ch...

Hello (again again),Jordan's talk reminded me of the military saying: Send reinforcements. We are going to advance. Send three and fourpence. We a...

Hello again!In Imogen's talk, the following sentence really got me thinking - "the telephone is the medium through which its characters attempt to org...

Hello again!I was very interested by Mara's talk, as someone who is hard of hearing myself. It's well discussed amongst audiology specialists that to...

"Necessity is the mother of invention".Technology that allows communication in such a way will always be in a process of constant adaptation. We've us...