Attention

Economic models for contemporary attention-loss are cynical—and incomplete. It's time to talk about an "ecology of attention."

There's no single root cause, but over-politeness, optimism, multitasking, and a range of other factors can contribute.

Distraction is a necessary method for dealing with the competing stimuli of everyday life. But only the right kind of distraction, which Apple’s newest product fails to provide.

We complain that we’ve become addicted to glowing screens, but it’s less the screens themselves than what's behind them that’s the big draw.

Applying mild electrical currents to your head could take away pain, help memory, and improve attention—and the U.S. military is very interested.

On “inattentional blindness” in security guards, and what to do about it.

New research finds that celebrity status is surprisingly stable over time.