A new algorithm efficiently solves the graph isomorphism problem, computer scientist László Babai announced November 10 at a Combinatorics and Theoretical Computer Science seminar at the ...

A new study, published in Science this week ... to imitate either a multitasking or task-switching scenario. To imitate switching, the first task was completely removed and the subject was ...

Prior surveys have shown 59 percent of Americans say they now use their computer and television at the same time. In addition, youths under 18 report this type of media multitasking is now the ...

Many of you know the science behind why multitasking is not only a mental ... I have a friend whose computer screen had me on the verge of a seizure the other day when I saw 13 tabs open ...

Step away from the computer ... people to stop multitasking for a week," Nass said. "I couldn't get anyone to do it." Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ...

How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn. Working collaboratively with other students requires intense multitasking, she said, involving negotiating ...

Andrew A. Chien will lead a team of University of Chicago computer science researchers building the UpDown Systema—a new approach that could speed up graph analytics a hundredfold. Graph analytics is ...