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- ↑ Matthew D. Richtel...Born in Los Angeles, Calif.
- ↑ California Births, 1905 - 1995, Matthew D. Richtel
- ↑ Pulitzer citation. "Awarded to Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff for incisive work, in print and online, on the hazardous use of cell phones, computers and other devices while operating cars and trucks, stimulating widespread efforts to curb distracted driving." "Driven to Distraction", Times series, July 18, 2009-March 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ↑ Author's website.
- ↑ mostlyfiction.com interview with Matt Richtel, author of Hooked
- ↑ Gardner, Alan. "MATT RICHTEL TAKES YEAR SABBATICAL FROM RUDY PARK," The Daily Cartoonist (April 13, 2012).
- ↑ Article in the Editor and Publisher identifies Theron Heir as Matt Richtel.
- 1 2 Richtel, Matt, "Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime", The New York Times, August 24, 2010. Part of a series called "Your Brain on Computers" which also included "Outdoors and Out of Reach, Studying the Brain" (August 16, 2010) and "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price" (June 7, 2010), also by Richtel. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- 1 2 3 "Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets" Transcript of subject interview with Terry Gross, Fresh Air , 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
