Tech shift: ‘Captivology’ explores how to get attention

Tech shift: ‘Captivology’ explores how to get attention

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What is it about some stories or cell phone games that suck people in? Tech journalist Ben Parr has a new book about the science behind this phenomenon and he’s here to help us answer that question. His book is called Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention.