Test your attention span. Popular accounts claiming the average person’s attention span has dwindled to 8 seconds—shorter, supposedly, than a goldfish—aren’t corroborated by science.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You have probably heard it before, “The human attention span is shrinking to that of a goldfish.” Many publications have cited Microsoft Canada’s presentation stating ...

It is reported that goldfish have a 9-second attention span. Jill Ebstein, who lives in Massachusetts, is the editor of the “At My Pace” series of books.

The researchers clocked the average human attention span at just 8 seconds in 2013, falling 4 seconds from the 12-second average in 2000, and putting humans just 1 second below goldfish. Microsoft ...

Your attention span is, uh... well... whatever, but it probably can't beat that of your average goldfish, a new study says.

The goldfish myth is pervasive because it makes pet owners feel better about themselves, and the human attention span myth is pervasive throughout the marketing world for the very same reason.

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He's going to have to pay attention to this case somehow," he stated, per 'HNHH.' He also dropped a tip as to why the former billionaire may be having a tough time in the legal representation ...

No, the average human attention span is not shorter than a goldfish's. But research suggests the average attention span may be decreasing, and that may be problematic, says Northeastern University ...

In our age of buzzing phones and 140-character news items, they say, the Canadian attention span has dropped from an average of 12 seconds in 2000 to the jittery low of eight seconds today.