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Books by Adam Alter mentioned on podcasts

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3 books across 13 episodes on 7 podcasts.

Adam Alter and his book Irresistible have been referenced across multiple podcast episodes, focusing heavily on technology addiction and digital habits. On Modern Wisdom, Adam Alter discussed the subtitle of his book, which explores the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping users hooked. Joe Rogan mentioned reading Irresistible across several episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, noting that the book examines human addiction to modern technology, digital applications, and video games. During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience featuring Duncan Trussell, Trussell discussed listening to the audiobook version of Irresistible and highlighted how addictive modern games and devices can be. Other guests and hosts, including Nikki Glaser on The Joe Rogan Experience and Matt Johnson on Modern Wisdom, discussed reading the book after hearing recommendations, describing the reading experience as heavy and praising the work as awesome. On The Rubin Report, Bridget Phetasy mentioned reading Irresistible while diving into scientific research on screen addiction, describing the book and its inclusion of various studies as brilliant.

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  1. Irresistible

    19 mentions · The Joe Rogan Experience, Modern Wisdom, The Rubin Report

    Irresistible by Adam Alter is an insightful exploration by an NYU professor into the rise of addictive technology and the complex business models designed to keep modern users constantly hooked.

    Discussed
    “It's funny because there's a book that I read recently uh by adam alter It's called irresistible and it's about uh addiction to technology”
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  2. Drunk Tank Pink

    4 mentions · Stuff You Should Know, The Mel Robbins Podcast, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

    Drunk Tank Pink by Adam Alter is a fascinating examination of the hidden environmental factors and psychological forces that shape human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

    Recommended
    “Uh there's a book called Drunk Tank Pink by author Adam Alter that dives into the psychology behind it. And I think you would both find this super interesting.”
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  3. Anatomy of a Breakthrough

    3 mentions · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

    Discussed
    “I'm incredibly interested and curious about all of your books specifically this book here anatomy of a breakthrough and also your your first book drunk tank pink because this book helps people to get unstuck”
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