Multi-tasking effectively is a myth so don't try this at home or at work!

Multi-tasking is impossible, Jordanian Geeks making Jordan a better place, Find out who really runs the show in the US of A, Charity linking with a techie difference, and improve your journalism skills for 5 days with Reuters in the UK to serve you in your country back home.

Mothers are often expected to be the best multi-taskers: but here the mother might miss the child's mouth altogether as she juggles work and feeding.

A Separate State of Mind [3]

Biology 101: The Myth Of Multitasking

Aren't women meant to be amazing at this fine-tuned skill? Well neither they nor their counterpart clumsier can do it properly apparently, as they say, 'something's gotta give' "As society advanced, the thought that people can multitask (do multiple things at once) grew even stronger. And it has become a concrete belief of many: “Oh yeah, I rock at multitasking” is a sentence you hear often when someone is asked how they pulled something off."

Sabbah Report [4]

Why Was This Man Standing At A Podium Before the US Congress?

"This picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laying down the law to the US Congress is not just a portent of things to come. It is, in fact, a portrait of who really runs US foreign policy."

Jazarah [5]

A URL Shortener with a Heart

Linking for charity via internet and why less is more: "Imagine if 1 gram of food is donated for every character decreased from a URL when you shorten a URL, Virou.gr is a URL shortener owned by Carrefour, a URL shortener with a heart!"

Leaders of Tomorrow [6]

5-day TV news courses training of Thomson Reuters Foundation to UK

If you're a professional journalist from a developing country, consider this sponsored opportunity to bring back better journalism to your region: "This five day training course teaches creative approaches to producing TV news stories. Subjects include research, writing for TV, camera work and editing. Lectures are supported by practical exercises and video examples. The class is run by senior Reuters television journalists."

Cinammon Zone [7]

Not-so-ordinary Jordanians: Not Your Typical Geek

"This series aims to shed light on the people who are the underlying driving force of change in the Jordanian society: The ordinary citizens with extraordinary ideas, stories or actions."