Human Factors Cast

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Human Factors Cast E048 - Brain Interface Ethics, 180 VR, Internet Drones Jul 04, 2017

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Today is July 3rd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -The mere presence of your smartphone reduces brain power, study shows -YouTube's VR180 solves some of VR's biggest problems - by chopping it in half -Facebook may finally have to compromise its user experience in order to keep growing -Facebook’s internet-beaming drone completed its second test flight and landed ‘perfectly’ -Who is responsible if a brain-controlled robot drops a baby? Neuroethics: Neurotech experts call for new measures to ensure brain-controlled devices are beneficial and safe IT CAME FROM REDDIT: What is it like to work in a UX team? Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E047 - Self-driving Car Legislation, VR Biking, and Colonoscopy Robots Jun 27, 2017

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Today is June 26th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Senators reveal plans for national self-driving car legislation -RE2 is making bomb-defusing robots as intuitive to control as your own hands -A tiny sensor turns any stationary bike into a VR workout machine -A Colonoscopy Robot and Other Weird Biomedical Tech From IEEE's Biggest Robotics Conference -A Navy Destroyer Collided With a Container Ship—Here's What Likely Happened IT CAME FROM REDDIT: Putting failed project on portfolio What are some good stories that help explain the value of User Experience Design or design thinking in general? Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E046 - Brain Computer Interfaces, Social Media Data, and How we Move Jun 13, 2017

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Today is June 13th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Director of Typing-by-Brain Project Discusses How Facebook Will Get Inside Your Head -Facebook's new maps will help responders during natural disasters -Your Car's Tires Could Soon Know When Roads Are Wet and Slippery Before You Do -In-Person Requests Are More Effective Than Electronic Ones -Study: This virtual reality simulation could reduce fear of death -What makes a movement feel strenuous? IT CAME FROM REDDIT: Is it now OK to request people to sign up for your service without disclosing the pricing structure Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E045 - AI Health Revolution, Robot Arms, and Data Visualization Jun 06, 2017

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Today is June 5th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -FDA Assembles Team to Oversee AI Revolution in Health -Google Sheets now uses machine learning to help you visualize your data -This is how a self-driving car ‘sees’ the road -How Have I Lived My Whole Life Without an Extra Pair of Robot Arms? -This Robotic Exosuit Could Turn You Into a Super Athlete -This site estimates how likely you are to lose your job to robots IT CAME FROM REDDIT: How can I use my time optimally to practice UX? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/6e8iiq/how_can_i_use_my_time_optimally_to_practice_ux/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E044 - Health Monitoring Wearables, Design Trends, and Robocops May 30, 2017

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Today is May 29th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Wearable Devices Communicate Vital Brain Activity Information -Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned -Change at work linked to employee stress, distrust and intent to quit -3 Innovations In The Safety Industry Happening Right Now -The "Goldilocks" Level of Teen Screen Use -8 graphic design trends for 2017 -This app uses artificial intelligence to turn design mockups into source code -Robot cop begins patrolling the streets of Dubai tomorrow night -Connected and Automated Vehicles: NCHRP Support for Transportation Agency Leaders | Blurbs New | Blurbs | Main -Gatwick Airport launches indoor navigation system to help passengers find their way Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E043 - Transportation Safety, Exoskeletons, and Digital Geneva Conventions May 23, 2017

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Today is May 22nd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Safety Benefits of Highway Infrastructure Investments -New Google Maps Update Makes It Even Harder To Get Lost -WannaCry Update: Microsoft Pushes a Digital Geneva Convention -Researchers look to boost crowdsourced brainstorming: Online module designed to accompany study -Amazon to bring opt-in notifications to Alexa -Lowe's exoskeletons help workers carry what you can't -Fidget Toys Aren't Just Hype -3 Ways Ford Cars Could Monitor Your Health -2015 Traffic Safety Factsheet Rural/Urban Comparison of Traffic Fatalities -Distracted Driving 2015 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E042 - Robohealth, Home Sensors, and CHI 2017 May 16, 2017

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Today is May 15th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Elyse Hallett. -Latest PLA Safety Campaign Targets Human Error | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide -Blind runners are finding their own way thanks to new sonic tech -CHI 2017: Interesting Interfaces -CHI 2017: Virtual Reality -Study: VR twice as effective as morphine at treating pain -Apple’s Watch can detect an abnormal heart rhythm with 97% accuracy, UCSF study says -Neural network learns to reproduce what your brain sees -Computer-generated doctor explains test results to patients -Personality factors are best defense against losing your job to a robot: Personality traits, interest in arts and science predict better job outcomes -One industry expert shows just how badly you suck at online security -A Sensor That Could Soon Make Homes Scary-Smart Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX Follow Elyse: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elyse-hallett-96754b8a/ 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E041 - Space Robots, Touch Interfaces, and Cyber Scams May 09, 2017

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Today is May 8th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Astrobee: The Adorable Little Robot That’ll Soon Jet Around the ISS -Veo Robotics gives industrial robots a sixth sense for safely working around people -Language shapes how the brain perceives time -As scientists take to Twitter, study shows power of 'visual abstract' graphics: Number of people clicking to read research papers nearly tripled in carefully controlled trial -Amazon's latest Alexa feature makes it sound more human than ever -Nissan’s Faraday cage armrest is the abstinence of mobile driving distraction -130 Million at Risk of Fraud After Massive Leak of Indian Biometric System Data -PSA: This Google Doc scam is spreading fast and will email everyone you know -An AI can recognize musical genres better than humans -New technique turns anything into a touch sensor Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E040 - I Smell Algorithmic Bias Afoot May 02, 2017

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Today is May 1st, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Google tweaks Search to help combat ‘fake news’ -FaceApp apologizes for building a racist AI -DARPA Wants to Hack Your Brain to Make You Learn Faster -Drunk man may have started the robot uprising -Movie research results: Multitasking overloads the brain: The brain works most efficiently when it can focus on a single task for a longer period of time -Oh Great, Now Alexa Will Judge Your Outfits, Too -Microsoft Warns Users Not to Install Its Latest Windows Update, For Now Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Human Factors Cast E039 - Build Your Own Episode Apr 25, 2017

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Today is April 17th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff, and Mia Jaramillo. -MasterCard trials biometric bankcard with embedded fingerprint reader -Facebook is building a brain-computer interface -Facebook launches beta of Spaces, its goofy and fun social VR platform -MIT's app only needs a second to teach you a new language -Google Home can now recognize up to six voices and give personalized responses -Amazon Lex, the technology behind Alexa, opens up to developers -Eerie tech promises to copy anyone's voice from just 1 minute of audio -Biased bots: Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systems -25 is 'golden age' for the ability to make random choices: At their peak, humans outcompete many computer algorithms in generating seemingly random patterns Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX Follow Mia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelajaramillo/ 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. As an online source for human factors, psychology, and design news, Human Factors Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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