We’ve all experienced that frustrating feeling of searching in vain for a document or deck that you know exists, but aren’t sure exactly where. But do you know the real cost that this game of digital ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The internet empowers us to educate ourselves ...

Since the 1970s, the term “information overload” has captured society’s anxiety about the growth in the production of information having potentially bad consequences for people as they struggle to ...

Confirmation bias is a psychological term for the human tendency to only seek out information that supports one position or idea. This causes you to have a bias towards your original position because ...