Multitasking

Kim and Jim discuss the scientific evidence surrounding multitasking. Does multitasking make you more or less efficient? When should you multitask? Is it safe to have a phone conversation while driving? Find out the answers to these questions and more on this episode of Minding the Brain!

Explore further:

The science of multitasking, and why you should doodle in class

https://theconversation.com/the-science-of-multitasking-and-why-you-should-doodle-in-class-101425

The effects of music tempo and loudness level on treadmill exercise

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a9ad/50173051ad84ec9f9865e039092dea47f6cd.pdf

The effect of music listening on work performance

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.86.1131&rep=rep1&type=pdf

No Task Left Behind? Examining the Nature of Fragmented Work

https://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/CHI2005.pdf