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Author Profile: Alexa Piscino

Book Review on Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

June 25, 2024 by Alexa Piscino

In his book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked, Adam Alter explores the way technology is addictive to the human brain. He highlights many real-life examples and goes as far as to make connections for each one of his points to a historical period of time when addiction was as prominent as our technological addiction is … [Read more...] about Book Review on Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

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