ARE YOU ADDICTED TO YOUR SMARTPHONE 
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE http://www.john-adams.nl/adam-alter/
We spend more time communicating through our smartphones than we spend talking to our partner. New technology has nestled itself in our pockets, our lives, our habits, our dealings with each other and the rest of the world. The John Adams Institute is proud to announce this event in our Technology series, with the American writer Adam Alter.
Our addiction to our smartphones is not just a sign of our own weakness: these devices are designed to get us hooked. That’s why Adam Alter called his new book Irresistible, translated by publishing house Maven as Superverslavend. In it he exposes the techniques business uses to make its products more attractive… even irresistible. His observations on this so-called ‘behavioral shaping’ are gaining more prevalence as our culturebecomes increasingly reliant on technology.
Moderator Eva de Valk, a freelance journalist with NRC Handelsblad, writes about technology. She lived in and reported on Silicon Valley for two years and wrote a book called Silicon Valley: Waar de toekomst wordt gemaakt.
