It doesn't quite read your mind, but the experimental Brainput device tracks brain activity to recognize when users are multitasking to offload work. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

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 ...

While technology has given us tools to increase productivity and efficiency, it also introduced more distractions than ever. Multitasking often has been praised as a way to do more, but research has ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 90% of modern TV viewing continues to come with multitasking activities -- but not just with use of a mobile phone. A new study from Altice USA’s pay TV provider Optimum says major multitasking ...