Can you trust your memory? Take these 2 simple tests

WAIT! Before you read further (and I totally contaminate your mind), I suggest you take these 2 simple short tests:
1. Selective Attention Test,
2. Test yourself — What do you believe about memory?

OK, what did you (not) see in the video (more info here)?
How did you compare to survey respondents? (...) Know more at http://goo.gl/U5fkK.

 

Dan Simons interviews people on the street and shows (with furry evidence) that many people have flawed intuitions about their minds.

Mídias multitarefas causam desvios de atenção

by Ray Kurzweil

Multitaskers who think they can successfully divide their attention between the program on their television set and the information on their computer screen have proven to be driven to distraction by the two devices, according to a new study of media multitasking by Boston College researchers. Placed in a room containing a television and a... (...).