The emphasis of this chapter is on multitasking (and why we are so terrible at it). The everyday examples carried through the chapter are “things we do while driving” - eating, listening to media, talking, and yes - texting. After a few stories about driving I describe the fascinating research on distracted driving - with the conclusion that talking on a cell phone harmed the attention we need for driving, not physically holding the phone. This research resulted in legislation against driving while using hands-free phones as well as handheld, and more importantly explained why talking on a cell phone caused accidents. A series of experiments on distraction follows, each new answer leading to another unexpected question in a science detective story. This leads into a discussion of how to predict which multitasking situations are harmful and which ones we’ll probably be good at (with accompanying graphics). The closing example is a description of NASA'S MIDAS system, which can be programmed with the different multiple tasks we expect a person to do and will run a simulation showing exactly when and how they will make us fail (prompting either regulation, a redesign of the task, or the hiring of more people so jobs can be distributed).