Human Factors Cast

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Take a deeper look into the human element in our ever changing digital world. Human Factors Cast is a podcast that investigates the sciences of psychology, engineering, biomechanics, industrial design, physiology and anthropometry and how it affects our interaction with technology. Hosted by Nick Roome, Blake Arnsdorff, and Barry Kirby.

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#HFES2018 Bonus Interview With Adam Braly 03.10.2018 16:59

Join us for our bonus interview with Adam Braly from #HFES2018 On this bonus episode, we interview Adam Braly about his Human Factors Prize winning research "Augmented Reality Improves Procedural Work on an International Space Station Science Instrument" To follow more of Adam's work, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-braly/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/hu...

#HFES2018 Bonus Interview With Claire Dickinson 03.10.2018 14:09

Join us for our bonus interview with Claire Dickinson from #HFES2018 On this bonus episode, we interview Claire Dickinson about the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors collaboration with Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. To follow more of Claire's work, visit: www.ergonomics.org.uk Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/c...

#HFES2018 Bonus Interview With Nancy Cooke 03.10.2018 16:18

Join us for our bonus interview with Nancy Cooke from #HFES2018 On this bonus episode, we interview Nancy Cooke about her research at the Center for Human, Artificial Intelligence, and Robot Teaming and the Past Presidents Forum To follow more of Nancy's work, visit: https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/559491 https://globalsecurity.asu.edu/center-human-artificial-intelligence-and-robot-teaming Support...

#HFES2018 Bonus Interview With Keith Fawcett 03.10.2018 18:36

Join us for our bonus interview with Keith Fawcett from #HFES2018 On this bonus episode, we interview Keith Fawcett about the role of Human Factors in the sinking of the El Faro merchant ship. To find out more about Keith, or the El Faro, visit: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Inspections-Compliance-CG-5PC-/Office-of-Investigations-Casualt...

#HFES2018 Bonus Interview With David Azari 02.10.2018 20:50

Join us for our bonus interview with David Azari from #HFES2018 On this bonus episode, we interview David Azari about his Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award winning research for “Can Surgical Performance for Varying Experience Be Measured From Hand Motions?“ To follow more of David's work, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-azari/ http://ergo.engr.wisc.edu/ Support us on Patreon: www...

#HFES2018 Bonus Interview With Nick Adkins 02.10.2018 21:24

Join us for our bonus interview with Nick Adkins from #HFES2018 On this bonus episode, we interview Nick Adkins about diversity in Human Factors as well as his #pinksocks movement. To follow more of Nick Adkins' work, visit: https://twitter.com/nickisnpdx https://pinksocks.life/ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast...

#HFES2018 Bonus Interview With Sudhakar Rajulu 02.10.2018 20:35

Join us for our first of many interviews from #HFES2018 On this bonus episode, we interview Sudhakar Rajulu about his involvement with NASA Johnson Space Center Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility. To follow more of Sudhakar's work, visit: www.nasa.gov www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/capabilities/hhp/ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/...

#HFES2018 and ErgoX Preview Bonus Episode 30.09.2018 36:56

Today is September 29th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. On this bonus episode, we go over: Our planned interview coverage On-site career center Social networking events Ergo-X Poster sessions Panels we’re excited for ...and more! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/co...

E107 - Walmart VR Training, Pressurized Cabin Failures, and Rural Human Factors 25.09.2018 54:55

Human Factors Cast E107 - Walmart VR Training, Pressurized Cabin Failures, and Rural Human Factors Today is September 24th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Walmart is putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in its stores to help train employees in VR https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/20/walmart-is-putting-17000-oculus-go-headsets-in-...

E106 - Brain Interfaces, Space Tourism, and Apple Watch 18.09.2018 58:09

Today is September 17th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Are Digital Devices Altering Our Brains? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-digital-devices-altering-our-brains/ DARPA Wants Brain Interfaces for Able-Bodied Warfighters https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/bionics/darpa-wants-brain-interfaces-...

E105 - Killing URLs, Bleeding Robots, and Decision-detecting AI 11.09.2018 1:00:42

Today is September 10th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. WIN A TRIP TO HFES! https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca0/ HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Google Wants to Kill the URL https://www.wired.com/story/google-wants-to-kill-the-url/ This Hyper-Real Robot Will Cry and Bleed on Med Students https://www.wired.com/story/hal-robot/ World first i...

E104 - Reproducing Science, deepWay Navigation, and Robotic Implants 05.09.2018 1:02:58

Today is September 4th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. WIN A TRIP TO HFES! https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca0/ HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Scientists Only Able to Reproduce Results for 13 out of 21 Human Behavior Studies https://gizmodo.com/scientists-only-able-to-reproduce-results-for-13-out-of-1828632222 Now visually impaired can na...

E103 - S18 Demo, Fusion Telepresence, and Smart Roads 29.08.2018 55:26

Today is August 28th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. WIN A TRIP TO HFES! https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca0/ HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Here are the 63 startups that launched today at Y Combinator’s S18 Demo Day 1 https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/20/here-are-the-63-startups-that-launched-today-at-y-combinators-s18-demo-day-1/ Fusion: A...

E102 - Working After Hours, Body Scanners, and Robot Eye Contact 21.08.2018 56:59

Today is August 20th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. WIN A TRIP TO HFES! https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca0/ HFES Auction https://www.hfes.org/ContentCMS/ContentPages/oWSPFGFfdPI%3D/?Id=5KI0M6BGT40=#Auction HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Employer expectations on off-hours email: new study shows adverse health effects on workers and famil...

E101 - Robots Begging for their Lives, Turning Right, and Stolen Planes 14.08.2018 50:36

Today is August 13th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Woodrow Gustafson. WIN A TRIP TO HFES! https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca0/ HFES Auction https://www.hfes.org/ContentCMS/ContentPages/oWSPFGFfdPI%3D/?Id=5KI0M6BGT40=#Auction HUMAN FACTORS NEWS New study finds it’s harder to turn off a robot when it’s begging for its life https://www.theverge...

E100 - DARPAs AI, Machine Learning Ethics, and Healthcare Breakthroughs 07.08.2018 57:27

Today is August 6th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. https://www.hfes.org/ContentCMS/ContentPages/oWSPFGFfdPI%3D/?Id=5KI0M6BGT40=#Auction HUMAN FACTORS NEWS DARPA pushes for AI that can explain its decisions https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/23/darpa-third-wave-ai-support/ The ethics of computer science: this researcher has a controversial prop...

#AHFE2018 Bonus Episode 26.07.2018 48:12

Today is July 25th 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Logan Clark. This is our #AHFE2018 bonus episode! We talk about all the exciting news coming out of Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) in Orlando! Keynote Address: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Solving and Coping with Global Problems Design of an enhanced disc golf game to facilitate players with vi...

Human Factors Cast E099 - Everyone Agrees on AI Weapons, VR, and Data 24.07.2018 51:18

Today is July 23rd, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Jeff Olson. https://www.hfes.org/ContentCMS/ContentPages/oWSPFGFfdPI%3D/?Id=5KI0M6BGT40=#Auction HUMAN FACTORS NEWS DeepMind, Elon Musk and more pledge not to make autonomous AI weapons https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/07/18/deepmind-elon-musk-pledge-autonomous-ai-weapons/ VR standard promises an end to head...

Human Factors Cast E098 - Galactic Planes, Flying Trains, and Facebook Data 17.07.2018 1:02:57

Today is July 16th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. https://www.hfes.org/ContentCMS/ContentPages/oWSPFGFfdPI%3D/?Id=5KI0M6BGT40=#Auction HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Virgin Galactic wants to launch space tourism flights from an Italian spaceport https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/virgin-galactic-wants-to-launch-space-tourism-flights-from-italy/ Fac...

Human Factors Cast E097 - Rising Technologies and Facial Recognition Passports 10.07.2018 1:04:03

Today is July 9th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS ‘Your face will be your passport:’ Qantas passengers start using biometrics https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/05/your-face-will-be-your-passport-qantas-passengers-start-using-biome.html 12 fast-rising technologies to get ready for https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2018/06/29/12...

Human Factors Cast E096 - Privacy Bills, Dark Patterns, and Correcting Machines 03.07.2018 56:29

Human Factors Cast E096 - Privacy Bills, Dark Patterns, and Correcting Machines Today is July 2nd, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS California Lawmakers Pass Bill Stopping Companies Like Facebook From Selling User Data Without Consent https://gizmodo.com/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-stopping-companies-like-1827219289/amp Ne...

Human Factors Cast E095 - Learning skills in AR, Robot Survey, and Electronic Skin 26.06.2018 44:55

Today is June 25th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Mastering Reality with Project North Star http://blog.leapmotion.com/master-reality-project-northstar/?utm_source=Leap+Motion+Newsletter&utm_campaign=00089db958-Newsletter_192_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f0a6fbd89e-00089db958-59982017 FDA approves automated insulin...

Human Factors Cast E094 - Virtual Organization, Army's Exoskeleton, and Google's AI Principles 19.06.2018 1:05:47

Today is June 18th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HFE WOMAN Nominations http://hfwomensgroup.com/awards HUMAN FACTORS NEWS People recall information better through virtual reality https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/uom-pri061318.php This Army unit will be first to test an exoskeleton that lightens combat load https://www.armytim...

Human Factors Cast E093 - Robot Butlers, Designing for Evil, and Hololens Accessibility 05.06.2018 1:05:45

Today is June 4th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff & Elyse Hallett. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS California will allow autonomous cars to pick up passengers https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/01/california-allow-autonomous-cars-pick-up-passengers/ Researchers Are Training a Robot Butler to Do the Chores You Hate in a Sims-Inspired Virtual House https://giz...

Human Factors Cast E092 - Alexa Hacks, Self-Driving Cars, Robot counselor, Uber crash report 29.05.2018 1:12:13

Today is May 28st, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff & Elyse Hallett. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Your Worst Alexa Nightmares Are Coming True https://gizmodo.com/your-worst-alexa-nightmares-are-coming-true-1826327301/amp Trust in Self-Driving Cars Has Plummeted in the Last 6 Months https://gizmodo.com/trust-in-self-driving-cars-has-plummeted-in-the-last-6...