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Charles Duhigg

Science Health

Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not

The initial coronavirus outbreaks on the East and West Coasts emerged at roughly the same time. But the danger was communicated very differently.

Charles Duhigg New Yorker Apr 2020 Permalink

Business

Is Amazon Unstoppable?

Politicians want to rein in the retail giant. But Jeff Bezos, the master of cutthroat capitalism, is ready to fight back.

Charles Duhigg New Yorker Oct 2019 50min Permalink

History Politics

The Real Roots of American Rage

The untold story of how anger became the dominant emotion in our politics and personal lives—and what we can do about it.

Charles Duhigg The Atlantic Jan 2019 50min Permalink

Tech

Stop, Thief

Did Uber steal Google’s intellectual property?

Charles Duhigg The New Yorker Oct 2018 30min Permalink

Business

What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team

Be nice and listen.

Charles Duhigg New York Times Magazine Feb 2016 20min Permalink

Tech

The Patent, Used as a Sword

For the first time, the giants of the tech industry are spending more on creating, buying, and fighting patents than they are on R&D.

Part of New York Times’ ongoing iEconomy series.

Charles Duhigg, Steve Lohr New York Times Jan 2012 20min Permalink

How Companies Learn Your Secrets

Inside the world of targeted marketing.

Charles Duhigg New York Times Magazine Feb 2012 15min Permalink

World

Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China

“We’re trying really hard to make things better,” said one former Apple executive. “But most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from.”

Previously: “Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class”

Charles Duhigg, David Barboza New York Times Jan 2012 15min Permalink

Business Tech

Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class

How the U.S. lost out on iPhone work.

Charles Duhigg, Keith Bradsher New York Times Jan 2012 20min Permalink