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