Matt Richtel
Born
in Los Angeles, The United States
October 02, 1966
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An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
27 editions
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2019
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A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
9 editions
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2014
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Dead on Arrival
12 editions
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2017
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Hooked (Nat Idle, #1)
35 editions
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2007
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Devil's Plaything (Nat Idle #2)
10 editions
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2011
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The Doomsday Equation
5 editions
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2015
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The Cloud (Nat Idle #3)
6 editions
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2012
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Inspired : Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul
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Floodgate
3 editions
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2012
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Runaway Booger
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2017
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“He repeated that the texting driver faces a sixfold crash risk, whereas a driver talking on the phone faced a four-times increase in likelihood of a crash, which he said was roughly equivalent to someone who is legally drunk. A drunk driver and a person on a phone were equally likely to crash, whereas “we’re seeing the risk factor for accidents when someone is texting exceeds the level when people are legally drunk.”
― A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
― A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
“researchers worry that heavy use of interactive media can, over time, reduce attention spans. The fear is that we grow so accustomed to frequent bursts of stimulation, we have trouble feeling satisfied in their absence.”
― A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
― A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
“the likelihood of getting cancer depends in large part on how often a person experiences injury or certain types of injury. This is just math. More injury means more cell division and, simply, more opportunity for dangerous mutation to occur.”
― An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
― An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
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