People are exposed to different streams of information every day: emails, news, and social media feeds are just some of them. This happens so often, we rarely realize the toll information overload ...

Cook’s talk, “Infographics: The Origins and Future of Visual Thinking,” took place in a packed MacMillan 115 and was sponsored by the Science Center as part of its Science Communication Series. A ...

Coping with Information Overload While digital clutter can be overwhelming, there are strategies that can help us manage the influx of information and maintain our mental health and productivity.

Information overload occurs in people when our cognitive abilities are overburdened, and it impacts us in several different ways. It distracts us from our tasks and reduces our productivity. It ...

Information overload is the inevitable result of the modern organization’s always-on, more-is-better approach to communication. Unfortunately, it is also a driver of employees’ disengagement ...