Human Factors Cast

Today is April 10th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Daimler and Bosch: fully autonomous cars within 5 years -Mercedes Promises Self-Driving Taxis in Just Three Years -Driverless pods begin ferrying the public around Greenwich -Waze's traffic data could help emergency services save lives -Disney Could Go Westworld With New Patent Filing for Soft 'Humanoid' Robots -High school junior launches TagDat, an emoji-based local reviews app -New Google tool helps developers pick the right colors for their apps -Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed -An Aircraft Design That’ll Make You Love the Middle Seat. No Joke -Netflix's overly simplified thumb ratings are here -NBC Just Ordered a Primetime Show About Advances in Science and Technology -Unpaywall scours the web for free versions of scientific papers -FDA allows marketing of first direct-to-consumer tests that provide genetic risk information for certain conditions -Fitness tracker clues woman

Today is April 3rd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome and Blake Arnsdorff. -Windows Creators Update Is Full of Neat Tricks You'll Never Use -Congress Just Gave Internet Providers the Green Light to Sell Your Browsing History Without Consent -You Can Now Beg for Money on Facebook -Man with quadriplegia employs brian interface to move again -Twitter will no longer count @-names in replies as part of its 140 character limit -Facebook opens 360 livestreaming to everyone -Pedestrian Deaths Spiked Last Year Due To Increased Distractions -April Fools’ 2017: Here’s the best and worst of this year’s pranks (so far) 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 de

Today is March 28th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Mia Jaramillo. -Sting Operation Reveals Science's Insane Fake News Problem http://gizmodo.com/sting-operation-reveals-sciences-insane-fake-news-probl-1793523135 -Walmart’s Vudu app now converts your physical movies to digital for $2 each https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/23/walmarts-vuvu-app-now-converts-your-physical-movies-to-digital-for-2-each/?ncid=rss -Hackers try to extort Apple by threatening to wipe iPhones https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/23/hackers-try-to-extort-apple-by-threatening-to-wipe-iphones/ -This sensory wearable is designed for flirting https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/24/this-sensory-wearable-is-designed-for-flirting/?ncid=rss -A Four-Year-Old Boy Used Siri to Save His Unconscious Mother’s Life http://gizmodo.com/a-four-year-old-boy-used-siri-to-save-his-unconscious-m-1793584170 -Scientists just made electronic skin that's better than human skin https://thenextweb.com/insider/

Today is March 21st, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Nick Porter. -Moon shoes for astronauts -Buzz Aldrin’s VR Experience -Lowes uses AR/VR -Alexa + animatronic skull -Intel’s genderless AI -Rapping Robots -Skull drilling robot -Autonomy in surgery -DARPA’s brain controlled prosthetics -Netflix rating method changes -Amazon’s fashion AI -ONR’s MMO to combat singularity -Fake news from trusted sources 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, industr

Today is March 14th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -CIA’s hacking technique -Taser’s nightmare surveillance -More jobs for drone pilots -Airbus’ flying pod -Technology is a behavior problem -Airbnb wants community, not AI -Hamburger flipping robot -Facebook’s plan for sharing VR -Uptime, social youtube experience -Official D&D app -SMS from the past -Android iPhone case 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 ant

Today is 3/7/2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Alexa. -NASA's free software -Amazon Web Services -Yelp will help you find a gender neutral bathroom -Walmart express lanes -Google Play Games rated on user engagement -Xbox game pass -Nintendo Switch has design issues -TASER's automatic body cameras -Haptic wristband helps blind -Facebook preventing suicidal behavior -Alexa will distinguish voices! -MIT's Robot knows it did something wrong -Learning another language, with robots! -Disney's robot will analyze your kids Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://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 psy

Today is February 27, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Selecting mates based on "wish list" -Would you want to know the future? -YouTube gets 1 billion hours of views a day -JavaScript based driving algorithm -Communicating with BCIs -Bonding over hatred -AR may save you from road rage -Cloudbleed -VR haptic suit -Amazon Echo: Murder she spoke? -YouTube's augmented VR -Getting banned from Club Penguin -Roombas with tails -Wireless power Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://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 anthropomet

Today is February 20, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Billy Hall and Blake Arnsdorff. -AR for blind -Missile mistake -Firebreathing drones -Facebook knows more about you than your mom -SpaceX launches satellite -MRIs diagnosing autism -Donate your medical data -Improved electrodes for HBIs -Microsoft Drone Simulator 2017 -Doom in Porche 911 -Hey 'puter -Model S saves the day -Flying cars are here! -...hoverbikes too! -VR, medicine and children -Airports will know your face Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Billy: https://twitter.com/ComstarCleric Follow Blake: https://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, e

Today is February 13, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Billy Hall and Blake Arnsdorff. -Hulu VR -VR surgery -Replacing traffic lights -Google Maps ""To-Do"" list -Elon Musk on Human Brain Interfaces -Uber's flying cars -Google Apps might get cleaned up -Spotify's weather app -Sapio matches people on intelligence -ENHANCE! -Bill Nye is back. Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Billy: https://twitter.com/ComstarCleric Follow Blake: https://twitter.com/UXChillBro 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 sou

Today is February 6, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Woodrow Gustafson -Locked-in Syndrome gets a say -Control Netflix with your mind! -The brain and spaceflight -MIT's new smartwatch knows how you feel -Lego Life -Superbowl in VR -PS4's new update (HDD and 3D movies) -Nintendo Switch coming to VR? -Lawsuit over internet speeds -Smartphone app weeds out jerk parkers Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome 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 Cas

"Today is January 30, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Billy Hall and Blake Arnsdorff. -Doomsday Clock -Sean Spicer tweets his password? -Boeing's new space suits -Amazon echo's new wake word -Match.com's ""Missed connections"" -Resident Evil 7 might make you sick -Facebook Messenger's ads -6 HUD design tips -Human-pig Factors Cast -1984 is Amazon's Best Seller -Robot beats ""Not a Robot"" CAPTCHA Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Billy: https://twitter.com/ComstarCleric Follow Blake: https://twitter.com/UXChillBro 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 i

Today is January 23, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Billy Hall and Blake Arnsdorff. -LinkedIn gets a redesign -Shape-shifting 3D printed objects -Toilet iconography -Tesla's Autopilot trial -MIT's ""Moral Machine"" -The F-35 has problems -Pairing cells to smartphones -Social media is keeping our kids awake at night -Gabe Newell on game design -Fastest airport wifi Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Billy: https://twitter.com/ComstarCleric Follow Blake: https://twitter.com/UXChillBro 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 te

Today is January 16, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Billy Hall and Blake Arnsdorff. -David Bowie talks about the internet in 1999 -Hot tech from 1997 -10 year iPhone anniversary -Inexpensive medical centrifuge? -Nintendo Switch -US Automation regulations -Stress and heart disease -Age, fitness, and cognitive ability -VR Porn rooms -Netflix's iBoy -Flight 666 Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Billy: https://twitter.com/ComstarCleric Follow Blake: https://twitter.com/UXChillBro 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

This week on the show, the guys break down the stuff they got or gave for the holidays. The topics range from a Playstation 4, to a hilariously named board game, to Bowflex adjustable dumbbells. This week's episode truly has it all.Mentioned in this episode:1202 - The Human Factors PodcastListen here: https://www.1202podcast.com

This week on the show, Nick and the boys are joined by the fictional Dr. Comstar Killjoy to explain how to take over the world by optimizing the structure within their organization. This is a fun take on our normal format, special just for the holidays!Mentioned in this episode:1202 - The Human Factors PodcastListen here: https://www.1202podcast.com

This week on the show, Nick and Blake welcome Woodrow Gustafson to the show to set us straight about some ergonomic misconceptions. We also discuss a listener request for information on neuroergonomics.Mentioned in this episode:1202 - The Human Factors PodcastListen here: https://www.1202podcast.com

This week on the show, the guys use the new Hearthstone expansion as a launching point to discuss the psychology behind multi-platform experiences.Mentioned in this episode:1202 - The Human Factors PodcastListen here: https://www.1202podcast.com

This week on the show, Nick and Blake talk about the human factors behind theme park design.Mentioned in this episode:1202 - The Human Factors PodcastListen here: https://www.1202podcast.com

This week on the show, Nick, Billy and Blake discuss the psychology behind Thanksgiving and black Friday. Administrative note: Shows will now air on Monday evenings.Mentioned in this episode:1202 - The Human Factors PodcastListen here: https://www.1202podcast.com

This week on the show, Nick, Billy and Blake discuss the varying types of usability methods and how to use them in design.Mentioned in this episode:1202 - The Human Factors PodcastListen here: https://www.1202podcast.com