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Scientists find ‘hidden brain signatures’ of consciousness in vegetative state patients
Using high density EEG, researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered previously unknown signatures in the brains of vegetative…
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Managing Resistance to Change
The toughest challenge of organizational leaders today is to manage at the speed of change.
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Assessing and Changing Organizational Culture
Culture, sometimes called organizational culture or corporate culture, has been described as “the way we do things around here.”
Human Factors
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Daydreaming May Be Biggest Cause of Car Crashes
A recent analysis of federal traffic safety data suggests that the brain's habit of drifting off into daydreams is still…
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Human Factors Can Help Improve Level of Care in Hospitals.
By looking into complex human factors which can affect the medical treatment of patients, researchers hope to improve the care…
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Maritime Industry Seeks To Manage Human Cyber Risks as More Smart Ships Set Sail
Smart ships are being deployed onto the world's oceans at an escalating pace. Automation meant to improve efficiency and safety…
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Improving Medical Device Design by Avoiding Three Common Human Factors Failures
Medical technology has made significant strides in incorporating human factors engineering into its designs but there is still room for…
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These 5 Groundbreaking Technologies May Soon Become Commonplace
Technology changes the world, but who can say which of the many evolving technologies will be the next smartphone. Five…
Human Systems Integration
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Americans Warming To Idea of Self-Driving Cars
Recent studies by AAA and Erie Insurance show more acceptance for self-driving vehicles than a year ago.
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Automotive Safety Technology Won’t Work If Drivers Don’t Understand It
Advanced driver assistance technologies (ADAS) are becoming more and more common in new automobiles but questions remain about whether or…
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Defense Giant BAE: Future Fighter Jets To Be Piloted in Augmented Reality
Augmented reality controls could offer a whole new customizable way of controlling fighter planes, as well as training their pilots.
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Improving Critical Military Systems Using Human Systems Integration
One major requirement of military technology is that it has to be useable by soldiers and this requirement is met…
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Robots’ Understanding of Human Behavior Key To Reducing Mistakes
Research by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors shows that in order to fully integrate robotics and automation…
Industrial and commercial
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GM Will Launch Robocars Without Steering Wheels Next Year
After more than a century making vehicles for humans to drive, General Motors plans a truly driverless car hoping to…
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Unmanned Cargo Ships Seen as the Future of Goods Transport
Self-sailing cargo ships that navigate the oceans of the world utilizing artificial intelligence could be unveiled by 2025
Psychology and the design of everyday things
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Researchers in Finland and South Korea Hope To Improve Button Design
A new theory exposes significant improvements to button design that help gamers and musicians.
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Military Studies How Surgical Teams Gain Trust In Robots
Researchers at the Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are working with the Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical…
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Automotive Safety Technology Won’t Work If Drivers Don’t Understand It
Advanced driver assistance technologies (ADAS) are becoming more and more common in new automobiles but questions remain about whether or…
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Artificial Stupidity: When Artificial Intelligence + Human = Disaster
People looking to the future often worry about artificial intelligence becoming too intelligent for humanity’s good. But for now, today's…
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Human Error Increases, Situation Awareness Decreases With Complexity
The more complex the project, the greater the chances for human error, and the more significant the consequences of that…
Testing & Evaluation
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Testing Usability of Augmented Reality Interfaces is Important
As augmented reality becomes more and more a part of healthcare, usability testing should be employed to evaluate AR medical…
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A new review of past research suggests any talking while driving threatens safety
A new review of the last quarter century of research on driving distractions claims that talking while driving, whether on…
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Ford’s ‘Ghost Driver’ Test Sparks Social Media Freakout in DC.
A test involving sending a self-driving van into traffic in the Washington, DC area caused a minor social media freakout.…
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Usability and UX: Defining, Measuring, Differentiating
User-friendly websites and apps are vital for the overall success of a business. We know that design quality indicates credibility…
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Navigators Test e-Navigation Solutions
The E.U.-funded EfficienSea2 project evaluated the human impact of a variety of e-Navigation solutions through a full-scale simulation test involving…
Defense and Homeland Security
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Maritime Industry Seeks To Manage Human Cyber Risks as More Smart Ships Set Sail
Smart ships are being deployed onto the world's oceans at an escalating pace. Automation meant to improve efficiency and safety…
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Defense Giant BAE: Future Fighter Jets To Be Piloted in Augmented Reality
Augmented reality controls could offer a whole new customizable way of controlling fighter planes, as well as training their pilots.
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Human Factors Central To Joint Force CYBER Planning
Human factors in military operations must become a central consideration in Joint Force campaign planning and execution.
Government
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NASA Human Factors engineers working to understand launch affect on astronauts
Megarocket launch simulation staged by NASA Human Factors engineers to study affect on astronauts.
Healthcare
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Poorly Designed Electronic Health Records Endanger Patients
New research suggests the clunky interfaces of electronic health records aren't just a pain for clinicians to work with -…
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Testing Usability of Augmented Reality Interfaces is Important
As augmented reality becomes more and more a part of healthcare, usability testing should be employed to evaluate AR medical…
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Military Studies How Surgical Teams Gain Trust In Robots
Researchers at the Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are working with the Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical…
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Human Factors Can Help Improve Level of Care in Hospitals.
By looking into complex human factors which can affect the medical treatment of patients, researchers hope to improve the care…
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Medical Human Factors Research Aims To Improve Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Researcher Tara Cohen spent hundreds of hours in emergency and operating rooms over the past two years, observing doctors, nurses…
Transportation
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A new review of past research suggests any talking while driving threatens safety
A new review of the last quarter century of research on driving distractions claims that talking while driving, whether on…
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GM Will Launch Robocars Without Steering Wheels Next Year
After more than a century making vehicles for humans to drive, General Motors plans a truly driverless car hoping to…
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Americans Warming To Idea of Self-Driving Cars
Recent studies by AAA and Erie Insurance show more acceptance for self-driving vehicles than a year ago.
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Automotive Safety Technology Won’t Work If Drivers Don’t Understand It
Advanced driver assistance technologies (ADAS) are becoming more and more common in new automobiles but questions remain about whether or…
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Ford’s ‘Ghost Driver’ Test Sparks Social Media Freakout in DC.
A test involving sending a self-driving van into traffic in the Washington, DC area caused a minor social media freakout.…
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