Are our attention spans getting shorter?

The world is full of distractions, and our biggest one might be the phone in our hands.

Many people feel their attention spans have suffered from endlessly "doomscrolling" online.

Norman and Tegan discuss what has actually happened to our attention in the age of social media.

Check out Science Friction: Brain Rot for more on what technology is doing to our brains.

References:

• A comprehensive review of attention tests: can we assess what we exactly do not understand?
• Quantifying attention span across the lifespan
• Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says
• Is there a Flynn effect for attention? Cross-temporal meta-analytical evidence for better test performance (1990–2021)
• Memory failure predicted by attention lapsing and media multitasking
• Cognitive control in media multitaskers
• Digital self-control interventions for distracting media multitasking - A systematic review
• “Phone in the Room, Mind on the Roam”: Investigating the Impact of Mobile Phone Presence on Distraction
• Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity 

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