Britons are increasingly overlapping their media habits - tapping out e-mails while watching TV, reading a paper while answering texts from friends. But, asks Hugh Wilson, does media multi-tasking ...

IN today’s fast-paced world, we’re often told that multi-tasking is a valuable skill. We’re encouraged to juggle multiple tasks at once, believing it makes us more efficient and productive. But the ...

You might say browser tabs are the new litmus test for multitasking. The more tabs you have open, the more multitasking work you’re doing, and the less likely you ...

Muti-tasking in this day and age can leave you in a bit of a tizz. Juggling too much technology at once – such as texting or browsing online while watching TV – is said to make you less efficient. But ...

IN today’s fast-paced world, we’re often told that multi-tasking is a valuable skill. We’re encouraged to juggle multiple tasks at once, believing it makes us more efficient and productive. But the ...

Peter Wilson has received prior funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC), studying the motor and cognitive development of children. He currently receives funding from the Australian ...

WOMEN are better at multi-tasking because men have 'greedier brains' which take up more energy when juggling tasks, according to new research. But it's not all good news for women - when they hit ...

Memory loss is a key characteristic of dementia - but even those lucky enough to dodge the disease can suffer from memory lapses. In fact, individuals with chronic mental health conditions are ...

People who attempt many chores at a time are not being more productive, they just derive emotional satisfaction from it, says research. People who attempt many chores at a time are not being more ...

Multi-tasking has a bad name – with good reason. But it can work nicely sometimes. Multi-tasking is a bad idea. It is taxing on your brain and not as effective as it might seem. But fortunately, ...