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Behaviour
An annotated collection of 2 books on behaviour, spanning 2008 to 2013. Featuring works by Tom Vanderbilt, David Lewis — each with editorial commentary oriented to digital product practice.
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)
Tom Vanderbilt, 2008 · Alfred A. Knopf
Vanderbilt uses driving as an empirical lens for complex systems: how individual behaviour aggregates into traffic patterns, how feedback loops produce congestion, how well-intentioned interventions often make things wor…
Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing Why We Do It
David Lewis, 2013 · Random House / Cornerstone
Lewis's book is a popular treatment of the psychology of impulsive behaviour — why we make purchases we did not plan, choose options we will regret, click on things we did not mean to click on. The research it summarises…