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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 15 Mar 2013 at 18:46 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: Daily Illini
Title: “Technology limits ability to focus in real interactions”
http://www.dailyillini.co...
Publication: Jezebel
Title: “Eavesdropping on One-Way Conversations Is Like Being a Sleazy Detective in Your Very Own, Super-Irritating Noir Film”
http://jezebel.com/599060...
Publication: The Telegraph
Title: “Psst, don't listen in on cell talk Distracting?”
http://www.telegraphindia...
Publication: Medical Daily
Title: “Overheard Cell Phone Conversations Are Annoying, Says Science”
http://www.medicaldaily.c...
Publication: Twin Cities Pioneer Press
Title: “Cellphone study confirms: Talking loudly in public to someone not there distracts others”
http://www.twincities.com...
Publication: Live Science
Title: “Why Overheard Phone Calls Are Distracting”
http://www.livescience.co...
Publication: News Track India
Title: “Overheard phone calls top as most annoying background noise”
http://www.newstrackindia...
Publication: French Tribune
Title: “Overhearing One Side of Conversation Distracts Drivers, Says Study”
http://frenchtribune.com/...
Publication: Top News New Zealand
Title: “Overhearing One-Sided Phone Conversation Can Be Annoying”
http://topnews.net.nz/con...
Publication: The Examiner
Title: “Research: Overhearing a cell phone conversation is a uniquely intrusive (Video)”
http://www.examiner.com/a...
Publication: Counsel & Heal
Title: “Cell Phone Conversations Are Annoying and Distracting, Research Confirms”
http://www.counselheal.co...
Publication: The Herald Sun
Title: “Dangers of eavesdropping could extend to drivers, finds study”
http://www.heraldsun.com....
Publication: Forbes
Title: “Science Proves That Cell Phones Are Annoying and Distracting”
http://www.forbes.com/sit...
Publication: Web MD
Title: “Hate Other People's Cellphone Calls? You're Not Alone”
http://www.webmd.com/bala...
Publication: The Independent
Title: “Hold the line: Overheard phone calls more distracting than room full of people chatting”
http://www.independent.co...
Publication: The Times Psychology
Title: “Overheard calls - more irritating than other background noise'”
http://www.thetimes.co.uk...
Publication: TIME Health & Family
Title: “Why Overheard Cell Phone Conversations Are So Annoying”
http://healthland.time.co...
Publication: All Voices
Title: “Science proves cell phones are annoying”
http://www.allvoices.com/...
Publication: Wired Science
Title: “Talking Points: Science Shows Overheard Cellphone Chatter Is Particularly Annoying”
http://www.wired.com/wire...
Publication: The New York Times Well blog
Title: “Cellphones as a Modern Irritant”
http://well.blogs.nytimes...
Publication: EurekAlert
Title: “Overheard phone calls more memorable, rated more distracting than other background talking”
http://www.eurekalert.org...
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RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 23 Mar 2013 at 00:14 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: BuzzFeed
Title: “Science: Stop Talking On Cell Phones In Public”
http://www.buzzfeed.com/j...
Publication: CBC News
Title: “Why do cellphone users sound so annoying? - Technology & Science - CBC News”
http://www.cbc.ca/news/te...
Publication: Penn Live
Title: “Cell phone talkers harder to tune out, study confirms | PennLive.com”
http://www.pennlive.com/m...
Publication: Relaxnews
Title: “Study proves that overhearing others' phone conversations is annoying - Lifestyle - Boston.com”
http://www.boston.com/lif...
Publication: The Atlantic
Title: “Study: It's Harder to Tune Out Cell Phone Talkers Than Regular Human Conversations - Scott Douglas - The Atlantic”
http://www.theatlantic.co...
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RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 01 Apr 2013 at 19:08 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: LifeHacker
Title: “Why It's So Annoying to Overhear Someone's Cellphone Conversation”
http://lifehacker.com/599...
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