We’ve all been there: listening to a Zoom meeting while responding to a co-worker’s urgent email. And maybe trying to arrange the kids’ after-school schedule at the same time. Multitasking is a ...

A new study from Georgetown University just revealed that your brain is capable of multitasking. It simply needs to be trained to do so. For years, we’ve been told that focusing on two things at once ...

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a long-held understanding of how humans master complex skills, suggesting ...

Summary: A new study has shattered the long-held scientific consensus regarding the human brain’s capacity to engage in true multitasking. The study demonstrates how the brain physically remodels its ...

Abstract: Multiobjective multitasking optimization (MTO) is an emerging research direction in the evolutionary computation community, which tries to solve multiple optimization problems concurrently ...

Modern operating systems are designed to run multiple tasks efficiently at the same time. When we open a browser, play music, edit code, and download files simultaneously, the operating system manages ...

Multitasking may give you the illusion that you’re getting more done. But it’s actually a poor tool for efficiency. Despite that — and after decades of ever-increasing expectations for productivity — ...

Constantly switching between tasks gives your brain a dopamine hit that mimics progress, but you end up touching everything and finishing nothing. Focused work blocks, a silenced phone, and simplified ...

An M142 HIMARS operated by the 7th ID/MDC-PAC launches a missile from Palawan, Philippines, during a live-fire exercise, Apr. 27, 2026. (Staff Sgt. Brandon Rickert/U.S. Army) HONOLULU — The U.S. Army ...

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If Isabel Allende’s office needs to be painted, it has to be done by January 8 or put on hold. Every year, that’s the day she starts writing. The pattern goes back to January 8, 1981, when Allende ...

Apple is testing a Siri upgrade for iOS 27 that could handle multiple requests in a single command, as part of its broader overhaul of the assistant. Apple is testing a Siri upgrade that could let ...