Matt Richtel

Technology Reporter, New York Times

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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times based in the San Francisco Bay-area, focusing on technology; author of Hooked, which explores love and Internet addiction, and A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention

Matt Richtel on KCRW

Drug-resistant infections are one of the biggest threats to the 7.5 billion people on this planet.

Powerful players in U.S. pork industry block scientists from inspecting farms

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Drivers tell pollsters they know it’s too dangerous to text while they’re at the wheel, but about one third admit they do it anyway.

How Technology Distraction Kills

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As you're buying holiday presents, think about this. Internet multi-tasking is both a magnificent research tool and an infuriating distraction.

Hooked on Gadgets, Muddling Our Minds?

As you're buying holiday presents, think about this. Internet multi-tasking is both a magnificent research tool and an infuriating distraction.

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