From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. University Professor writing about how best to lead workplaces We live in a world that glorifies “busyness”. The ability to juggle ...

Scientists have discovered a magic elixir that can help children’s cognitive performance: water. That’s right. Good old-fashioned H2O. A new study, co-authored by Northeastern University professor ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. It’s popularly and widely believed that women are better at multitasking than men ...

Many people believe they are good at multitasking. Modern life often requires people to switch between several activities, ...

We’re all time-poor, so multi-tasking is seen as a necessity of modern living. We answer work emails while watching TV, make shopping lists in meetings and listen to podcasts when doing the dishes. We ...