Adam Alter


Adam Alter is an American marketing author who also teaches at New York University Stern School of Business. He is a New York Times-Best Seller and has been reviewed by Chicago Tribune, saying "explores the roots of our tech addiction," The Washington Post saying "enjoyable yet alarming,"
and Publishers Weekly
and The Guardian, saying "illuminating on the ways that designers engineer behavioral addiction."

Education

Alter earned his Bachelor of Science from University of New South Wales and M.A. and Ph.D at Princeton University.

Media appearances

In August 2017, Alter appeared on the PBS Newshour explaining why smartphones can be so addictive and why it is worth reducing usage.