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Professor Taatgen on Dutch televison 25 February

25 February 2015

Broadcasting on Wednesday, February 25th, 7.20 pm at NPO2, in De Kennis van Nu, a television programme in Dutch!

Can one drive and call on one's cell phone simultaneously or not? People can multitask but it depends on the circumstances.

Niels Taatgen, professor at the Artificial Intelligence research institute of the University of Groningen explains what the specific circumstances are and why people are tempted to multitasking.

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