Human Factors Cast

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-for-able-bodied-warfighters SpaceX announces plan to announce plan to send someone around the moon in planned spaceship https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/14/spacex-announces-plan-to-announce-plan-to-send-someone-around-the-moon-in-planned-spaceship/ Apple's latest Watch can sense falls and heart irregularities https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/09/12/apple-watch-4-falls-heart-problems/ IT CAME FROM REDDIT Guide to User Interviews? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/9d8kxg/guide_to_user_interviews/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.link

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 in decision-making AI https://news.aut.ac.nz/news/world-first-in-decision-making-ai Hu-manity launches app giving consumers legal control over medical data https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/06/hu-manity-launches-app-giving-consumers-legal-control-over-medical-data IT CAME FROM REDDIT Did I remove too much information on my resume for the sake of free space and visual hierarchy? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/9e9qbl/did_i_remove_too_much_information_on_my_resume/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorsc

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 navigate easily with deepWay https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/now-visually-impaired-can-navigate-easily-with-deepway/ Robotic Implants https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2018/9/230564-robotic-implants/fulltext IT CAME FROM REDDIT Practicing Professionals: are you being tasked to help or manipulate users? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/9czcx6/practicing_professionals_are_you_being_tasked_to/ How do UX and Marketing fit together and when are they apart? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/9cyoss/how_do_ux_and_marketing_fit_together_and_when_are/ Humble Book Bundle: UI/UX by Wile

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 Collaborative Robotic Telepresence Parasite That Lives on Your Back - IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/fusion-a-collaborative-robotic-telepresence-parasite-that-lives-on-your-back.amp.html Your Brain Tries to Change Focus Four Times per Second, Study Finds https://gizmodo.com/your-brain-tries-to-change-focus-four-times-per-second-1828517983\ Colorado Prepares to Install “Smart Road” Product by Integrated Roadways - IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/infrastructure/colorado-prepares-to-install-smart-road-product-by-integrated-roadways.amp.

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 families https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/08/pamplin-employer-emailexpectations.html RPI scientists develop virtual reality surgery to feel real https://m.timesunion.com/news/article/Virtual-reality-surgery-feels-real-13127872.php Los Angeles is first in US to install subway body scanners https://apnews.com/0277303b776445c5948a2be33de5af8e This robot maintains tender, unnerving eye contact https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/14/this-robot-maintains-tender-unnerving-eye-contact/ IT CAME FROM REDDIT Got lowballed on a job offer. How to handle? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/98t5gy/got_lowballed_

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.com/2018/8/2/17642868/robots-turn-off-beg-not-to-empathy-media-equation More than half of drivers don't look for cyclists and pedestrians before turning right https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809125600.htm Stress makes people better at processing bad news https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180806152034.htm Stolen Plane Crashes After Airline Employee Takes Off From Seattle Airport https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/us/seattle-plane-crash-stolen.html If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is

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 proposal https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05791-w Helping computers perceive human emotions http://news.mit.edu/2018/helping-computers-perceive-human-emotions-0724 NIH Partners With Google Cloud to Speed Up Medical Breakthroughs https://www.nextgov.com/analytics-data/2018/07/nih-partners-google-cloud-speed-medical-breakthroughs/150043/ IT CAME FROM REDDIT What is a wireframe? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/94yuuj/what_is_a_wireframe Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us o

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 visual impairments User-centered design for unmanned systems in a dynamic environment (Unmanned naval surface vessels) Seeing and feeling: Insights from a UI case study Group eye tracking (GET) paradigm for investigating interaction under social context 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/N

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 headset connector headaches https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/07/18/virtuallink-vr-headset-connector-standard/ Senate wants emergency alerts to go out through Netflix, Spotify, etc. https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/18/senate-wants-emergency-alerts-to-go-out-through-netflix-spotify-etc/ Facebook, Google and more unite to let you transfer data between apps https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/20/data-transfer-project/ IT CAME FROM REDDIT Should I delay my university for a better internship https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/90f7n6/should_i_delay_my_university_for_a_better/ Support us on Patreon: https://www

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/ Facebook independent research commission, Social Science One, will share a petabyte of user interactions https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/11/facebook-independent-research-commission-social-science-one-will-share-a-petabyte-of-user-data/ Technology in healthcare is moving from mainframes to iPhones https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/10/technology-in-healthcare-is-moving-from-mainframes-to-iphones/ Facebook is testing augmented reality ads in the News Feed https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/10/facebook-ar-ads/ Walmart patents surveillance tool that can eavesdrop on workers https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/07/12/walmar

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-fast-rising-technologies-to-get-ready-for/ IT CAME FROM REDDIT I need some help! https://www.reddit.com/r/humanfactors/comments/8whixn/i_need_some_help/ How'd you find your specialty? https://www.reddit.com/r/humanfactors/comments/8x048x/howd_you_find_your_specialty/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast 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

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 New analysis shows how Facebook and Google push users into sharing personal data https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/facebook-and-google-manipulate-users-into-sharing-personal-data/ New system connects your mind to a machine to help stop mistakes https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/20/new-system-connects-your-mind-to-a-machine-to-help-stop-mistakes/ IT CAME FROM REDDIT Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast 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/Huma

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 delivery and monitoring system for use in younger pediatric patients https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm611475.htm ‘Electronic Skin’ Allows User of Prosthetic Hand to Feel Pain https://gizmodo.com/electronic-skin-allows-user-of-prosthetic-hand-to-fee-1826965132 Brookings survey finds 52 percent believe robots will perform most human activities in 30 years https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2018/06/21/brookings-survey-finds-52-percent-believe-robots-will-perform-most-human-activities-in-30-years/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow

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.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/06/05/this-army-unit-will-be-first-to-test-an-exoskeleton-that-lightens-combat-load/ Google’s new ‘AI principles’ forbid its use in weapons and human rights violations https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/07/googles-new-ai-principles-forbid-its-use-in-weapons-and-human-rights-violations/ IT CAME FROM REDDIT Fully-remote in-house UX designers/researchers: Pros and cons? https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/8qnqwu/fullyremote_inhouse_ux_designersresearchers_pros/?utm_ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/c

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://gizmodo.com/researchers-are-training-a-robot-butler-to-do-the-chore-1826418495/amp 50,000 Las Vegas Workers Are Ready to Go on Strike Over Fears of Robots Taking Their Jobs https://gizmodo.com/50-000-las-vegas-workers-are-ready-to-go-on-strike-over-1826474028/amp Students confront the unethical side of tech in ‘Designing for Evil’ course https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/29/students-confront-the-unethical-side-of-tech-in-designing-for-evil-course/ HoloLens acts as eyes for blind users and guides them with audio prompts https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/29/hololens-acts-as-eyes-for-blind-users-and-guides-them-with

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-6-1826220779/amp NTSB's preliminary report on Uber crash focuses on emergency braking https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/24/ntsb-preliminary-report-uber-self-driving-crash-emergency-braking/ Could robots be counselors? Early research shows positive user experience: New research has shown for the first time that a social robot can deliver a 'helpful' and 'enjoyable' motivational interview https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180503142720.htm See what the world is searching for with the updated Google Trends https://www.blog.google/topics/trends/see-what-world-searching-updated-google-trends/ IT C

Today is May 21st,, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Feel What This Robot Feels Through Tactile Expressions https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/feel-what-this-robot-feels-through-tactile-expressions.amp.html It's That Dress Again, but Now for Your Ears https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/illusion-chasers/its-that-dress-again-but-now-for-your-ears/ Microsoft's new Xbox controller designed for accessibility leaks ahead of reveal https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/17/17363528/xbox-adaptive-controller-disability-accessible https://m.windowscentral.com/microsofts-new-xbox-controller-designed-accessibility-leaks-ahead-reveal Elon Musk details his plan to rid LA of traffic with $1 rides on the Boring Co. ‘Loop’ https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/17/elon-musk-details-his-plan-to-rid-la-of-traffic-with-1-rides-on-the-boring-co-loop/ Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct https://gizmodo.com/googl

Today is May 14th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Brian McDonald. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Everything Google announced at #io18 https://thenextweb.com/google/2018/05/08/everything-google-announced-at-io18-day-one/ Will automated vehicles take the stress out of driving? Research says 'don't count on it' https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180508095018.htm FAA Picks San Diego to Test Integration of Drones into Local Airspace https://www.google.com/amp/s/timesofsandiego.com/tech/2018/05/10/faa-picks-san-diego-to-test-integration-of-drones-into-local-airspace/amp/ Calm Interfaces Are Here, And They’re Wonderful https://www.fastcodesign.com/90169644/calm-interfaces-are-here-and-theyre-wonderful IT CAME FROM REDDIT How would you pitch a feature to massive company? via /r/userexperience https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/8iqlt2/how_would_you_pitch_a_feature_to_massive_company/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfact

Today is May 14th 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Brian McDonald. This is our #UXPABos2018 bonus episode! We talk about all the exciting news coming out of User Experience Professionals Association 2018 (UXPA) in Boston! Keynote speaker Introduction to UXPA Interactive journey maps Hope is not a method Data visualization The ultimate smackdown: Qualitative vs. Quantitative 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 Brian: https://twitter.com/briancmcdonald Join us on Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/hfcast/shared_invite/enQtMjQ0MDY3NDAzNzk5LWM2YzJlOGFiNDAwMjBhYTA5Z

Today is May 7th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Oakland Passes Nation's Strongest Surveillance Technology Ordinance Yet https://gizmodo.com/oakland-passes-nations-strongest-surveillance-technolog-1825725697 Tech Watches You for Digital Symptoms of Brain Disorders https://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/tech-watches-you-for-digital-symptoms-of-brain-disorders.amp.html New studies measure screen-based media use in children https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180505091825.htm US Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/us-army-figures-out-how-do-facial-recognition-dark/147527/?oref=d-skybox IT CAME FROM REDDIT Research focused (self.userexperience) https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/8h1may/research_focused/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfact