Abstract: In practical applications, pixel-level annotation samples are both time-consuming and labor-intensive, posing a major challenge for large-scale applications. In this article, we propose a ...

As authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, investigators are scouring her Arizona community for clues in the high-profile case. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told ...

Everyone knows it’s hard to get college students to do the reading—remember books? But the attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word. Professors are now finding that they can’t even get ...

Cognitive scientists explain what’s driving the precipitous decline in our ability to focus—and offer evidence-based strategies to restore it. Research shows that average attention spans are ...

How a simple catchphrase sums up the president’s theory of executive power. By A.O. Scott Like an action movie or an old-fashioned sitcom, the first year of the second Trump administration has spawned ...

3D illustration of high voltage transformer on white background. Even now, at the beginning of 2026, too many people have a sort of distorted view of how attention mechanisms work in analyzing text.

Mr. Burnett, Ms. Loh and Mr. Schmidt are members of the Friends of Attention coalition and co-editors of its forthcoming book, “Attensity!” In our anxious age, increasing attention is being directed ...

A group of about 19 Buddhist monks and their rescue dog, Aloka, are walking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to promote world peace. Their planned route spans approximately 2,300 miles ...

Gemini now has more visual search results from Maps. Previously, results were mostly text. Results now include photos, review highlights, and more. If you use Gemini to help find restaurants, coffee ...

Every year, designers at Pew Research Center create hundreds of charts, maps and other data visualizations. We also help make a range of other digital products, from “scrollytelling” features to ...

Torkel Klingberg receives funding from the Swedish Medical Research Foundation. The digital revolution has become a vast, unplanned experiment – and children are its most exposed participants. As ADHD ...

Abstract: Accounting for individual differences can improve the effectiveness of visualization design. While the role of visual attention in visualization interpretation is well recognized, existing ...