November 01, 2019
New York Times names Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant’s User Friendly one of “13 Books to Watch For in November”.
“This book…exposes what was meant, in a sense, to be a largely invisible principle: that the machines and technology we use should be created to intuit humans’ needs.”
October 29, 2019
Curators Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Daniel Pink and Malcolm Gladwell choose Wendy Wood’s new book as 1 of 2 Next Big Idea Club picks for Fall 2019!
https://nextbigideaclub.com/2-new-nonfiction-books-youll-fall-season/22642/
October 21, 2019
Jerome Groopman reviews Wendy Wood’s new book in New Yorker.
After heeding Wood’s advice about how to break the habit of constantly checking one’s smartphone, Groopman writes, “At the end of each day, I felt calmer, and free.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/28/can-brain-science-help-us-break-bad-habits
October 15, 2019
For Amazon Book Review, Chris Schluep recommends Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabrican’ts new book:
“In this job, you never know what book is going to come across your desk. Sometimes you see something unexpected, pick it up, and discover yourself reading and reading. Those chance discoveries are a really fun part of our job. Recently, I picked up a book called User Friendly by Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant (November 19), which has the subtitle “How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play,” and I’ve just been reading and reading ever since. The basic point of the book goes back to an Apple advertisement that the authors cite in the beginning of the book. To paraphrase: One day some engineers decided, since computers are so smart, let’s teach computers about people instead of having to teach people about computers. For some reason I found myself rolling that idea around in my mind; it really caught my attention. The book hasn’t lost my attention since.”
October 14, 2019
Wendy Wood, author of Good Habits, Bad Habits, pens op-ed in LA Times, “How to kick your cellphone addiction — and other bad habits, too”.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-13/cellphones-habits-psychology-brain-science
October 01, 2019
The USC professor and Good Habits, Bad Habits author discusses the science of habits on Good Morning America.
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/video/book-breaks-science-bad-habits-good-65972809
September 25, 2019
“[An] enlightening debut… insightful, data-driven advice…Wood’s research & perspective on the malleability of habits will bring hope to any reader looking to create long-term behavioral change.”
September 25, 2019
Bethanne Patrick includes Wendy Wood’s Good Habits, Bad Habits, in her list for The Washington Post, “10 Books to Read in October”.
September 23, 2019
Publishers Weekly reviews Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant’s USER FRIENDLY:
“An erudite & insightful exploration of a revolution in human thinking that most people have probably never considered.”
August 26, 2019
National Book Review includes Amy Gutmann and Jonathan Moreno’s new book in their list of “5 Hot Books”:
“Their clear, short and conversational, jargon-free chapters, which weave in stories from their own medical care, will prompt readers to be prepared and take control of their medical decision-making on choices such as organ donation and transplantation, physician-assisted suicide, as well as questions of business ethics and cybersecurity.”
August 25, 2019
For LinkedIn, Adam Grant recommends Wendy Wood’s Good Habits, Bad Habits in his list of “new fall books to read on behavioral science, leadership and life.”
“If you’ve ever struggled to make or break a habit, this is the book you need to read. USC psychologist Wendy Wood is widely recognized as the authority on the science of habits, and her lively writing busts myths and builds evidence about what actually helps with making behavior changes that last.”
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-fall-books-behavioral-science-leadership-life-adam-grant/
August 16, 2019
Society of Environmental Journalists honors Pulitzer Center Grantee and Losing Earth author Nathaniel Rich.
https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/society-environmental-journalists-honors-pulitzer-center-grantees