Employees keep home distractions at bay by using their working memory
Are family challenges distracting you at work, making your job feel demanding and stressful?
Social Sciences
Mar 28, 2024
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News tagged with distractions
Experts urge dog owners to teach life skills to help their canines cope with distractions
Many working dogs have to cope with sirens, sudden loud noises and flashing lights while carrying out vital work that keeps humans safe. Visual and acoustic distractions distinctly affect people's ability to concentrate and ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2024
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Chess study shows masks can put cognitive performance in check
Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2022
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New research reveals how to expose liars by distraction
A new method of lie detection shows that lie tellers who are made to multi-task while being interviewed are easier to spot.
Social Sciences
May 11, 2022
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Gamers know the power of 'flow': What if learners could harness it too?
One of the constant challenges in education is keeping the learner engaged, motivated and connected in a world increasingly filled with distractions. Social media, streaming TV and video games all compete for students' increasingly ...
Education
Aug 4, 2021
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Zuckerberg security chief accused of misconduct leaves job
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's personal security chief won't be returning to his job after being accused of sexual misconduct and slurs that included racist remarks about Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan.
Business
Jul 9, 2019
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Does greater immersion in virtual reality lead to a better experience?
Contrary to current industry trends to develop more immersive virtual reality systems, a new study found that a more immersive environment or the presence of real-world distractions could have surprising effects on a participant's ...
Other
Jun 19, 2019
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Improving driver safety: A standardized look at distraction monitors
A group of scientists in the USA has developed the first-ever standardized method of evaluating commercially available driver-monitoring systems. The details were published in the May issue of IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 5, 2019
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Distracted pedestrians walk slower and are less steady on their feet: study
Distracted drivers are responsible for more collisions in Canada than impaired drivers, but with smartphones becoming ubiquitous, distracted walking is also on the rise. Now, University of British Columbia engineers have ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2018
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Want safe travels? Find freeways with these features
New BYU research commissioned by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) shows a number of highway features that make accidents less likely. Among them are some that are intuitive: minimal hills and curves, paved right ...
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Nov 17, 2017
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