information overload

noun

Psychology.

an excess of incoming information, as might confront a pedestrian on a crowded city street, that forces one to be selective in the information received and retained.

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Cognitive bias have always existed, but her spin on it explores how it has changed in our era as a result of information overload.

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The cable news landscape has long been a locus of information overload, which only accelerated during Trump’s first presidency.

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One of his objectives is to address the information overload fighter pilots endure.

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In “The Age of Magical Overthinking,” Amanda Montell observes how information overload and online culture have hijacked our brain’s hard-wired vulnerabilities.

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In ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking,’ Amanda Montell observes how information overload and online culture have hijacked our brain’s hard-wired vulnerabilities.

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