# Author Malcolm Gladwell cites Adam Alter's book, "Drunk Tank Pink"

1 Faculty News October 3, 2013 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/books/review/malcolm-gladwell-by-the-book.html?_r=0) -- "The best science book I read was [Adam Alter](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-alter)’s 'Drunk Tank Pink,' which is a really provocative look at how much our behavior is contextually determined."

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