Charles Duhigg is a writer at The New Yorker. He is also the author of the best-sellers “The Power of Habit,” “Smarter Faster Better” and “Supercommunicators,” which is his latest. Duhigg was previously a reporter for The New York Times, where he led the team that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism for the series, “The iEconomy.” Earlier in his career, Duhigg reported for the Los Angeles Times and worked in private equity. A public speaker, he has also contributed to CNBC, “This American Life,” NPR, “The Colbert Report,” and PBS’s “NewsHour” and “Frontline.” Duhigg’s honors include a George Polk Award, Gerald Loeb Award and Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal.
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