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Research & Resources
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Websites:
Distraction.gov: The Official U.S. Government Website for Distracted Driving
Books:
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallagher
Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, by Maggie Jackson
Digital Convergence: How the Merging of Computers, Communications and Multimedia is Transforming Our Lives, by Andy Covell
The Invisible Gorilla, and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
Articles:
Your Brain on Computers: Attached to Technology & Paying a Price, by Matt Richtel, NY Times, June 6th, 2010
So Much Media, So Little Attention Span, USA Today, March 30, 2005
Your Brain on Computers: Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, August 24th, 2010
Big Bang! Digital convergence is finally happening — and that means new opportunities for upstarts and challenges for tech icons, BusinessWeek, June 21, 2004
Why Can’t You Pay Attention Anymore? CNET, March 28, 2005
Driven to Distraction Series, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, 2009
Attention Loss Feared Amid High-Tech Brain Rewiring, Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 12, 2009
The Myth of Multitasking, BellaOnline
Research Studies:
Is Multitasking More Efficient? American Psychology Association, August 5, 2001
Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis? ScienceDaily, January 29, 2009
Multimedia
Digital Nation: Distracted by Everything (Frontline on PBS)
NPR Fresh Air, Digital Overload: Your Brain on Gadgets
Researchers & Thinkers:
William James, 20th Century psychologist, philosopher & medical doctor