# Prof. Adam Alter is interviewed about his book, "Drunk Tank Pink"

1 Faculty News April 1, 2013 ![The Gobe and Mail logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030719.jpg?itok=syM8EjNA)>

Excerpt from [The Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/a-pink-drunk-tank-how-our-surroundings-can-shape-our-behaviour/article10616534/?cmpid=rss1) -- "In his new book, Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave, [Alter](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-alter) draws upon decades of research to demonstrate how everything from our names to the weather can potentially change the course of our lives."

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