In a world that rewards speed, slowing down and focusing on one task at a time may be the real cognitive advantage.

I love strange scientific studies. The fascination started with a research paper from the University of Cambridge in which scientists discovered that howler monkeys with smaller testes have larger ...

As I prepare lazily for my gym workout, I can't help but to notice a fair percentage of this cardio killing population that, while tackling their caloric goals, are engrossed in their handheld ...

Anytime you’re hunkering down at work to wrap up projects on a tight deadline, chances are you’re in full-on multitasking mode. You may think it transforms you into a to-do-list-tackling machine, but ...

Kent State University Professor Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., remembers the incident well. About two years ago on campus, he encountered a student entering data into a spreadsheet using a desktop computer. Next ...

You're reheating your coffee for the third time, half-listening to a conference call and taking inventory of your fridge to see what you can throw together for dinner. If this sounds familiar, you're ...

It’s such an invisible problem that you might not even notice it, yet we are all guilty of it, giving in to distractions that disguise themselves as work. Context switching is a big culprit behind one ...

According to a study by Dr. Glenn Wilson, from the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London, electronic multitasking (ringing telephones, email dings etc.) lowers IQ by ten points–more than ...

Overview Multitasking laptops are equipped with fast processors, efficient memory management, and decent thermal control to ...

I wake up each day with manic dread about how I'm going to fill the hours, what I'm going to do that I can label as "productive," some skill I can hone, some task I can accomplish, some small dollar ...

TV consumers that don’t multitask while watching TV are now a tiny minority. More than 90% of U.S. consumers are now multitasking while watching TV, according to a study from Deloitte, the audit, ...

Oregon men’s basketball’s (8-9, 1-5 Big Ten) already woeful season just took another turn for the worst on the cusp of a four-game stretch... Playing on the road at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is not an easy ...