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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=?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…

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…

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…

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/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-automated-insulin-delivery-and-monitoring-system-use-younger-pediatric-patients ‘Electronic Skin’ Allows User of…

Today is June 18th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HFE WOMAN Nominations 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/…

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…

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…

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…

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 thenextweb.com/google/2018/05/08…-at-io18-day-one/ Will automated vehicles take the stress out of driving? Research says 'don't count on it' https://thenextweb.com/google/2018/05/08/everything-google-announced-at-io18-day-one/ FAA Picks…

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…

Today is April 30th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Force Jacket: Pneumatically-Actuated Jacket for Embodied Haptic Experiences - Disney Research Design and Fabrication of a Soft Robotic Hand and Arm System - Disney Research Mozilla’s 'Hubs'…

Today is April 23rd, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Ford launches on-demand medical transportation service Woman Killed, 7 Hurt in Mid-Air Exploding Engine Incident Facebook, Microsoft and others sign anti-cyberattack pledge Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Follow us on…

Today is April 17th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Tesla Was Kicked Off Fatal Crash Probe by NTSB After Millions of Trials, These Simulated Humans Learned to Do Perfect Backflips and Cartwheels Study finds over 3,300 Android apps improperly…

Today is April 9th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Military-Funded Study Successfully Tests 'Prosthetic Memory' Brain Implants Computer system transcribes words users “speak silently” Microsoft AI knows when to (politely) interrupt conversations Microsoft’s object-detecting playmat brings toys to life…

Today is April 2nd, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. New York City is launching public cybersecurity tools to keep residents from getting hacked The Internet of Things and Consumer Product Hazards Tiny tooth-mounted sensor monitors nutrient intake in real…

Today is March 26th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Pressing a button is more challenging than appears Psychologists Have a Plan to Fix the Broken Science of Psychology Here are 64 startups that launched today at y combinators w18…

Today is March 19th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode Uber Halts Autonomous Car Tests After Fatal Crash in Arizona A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “100 percent fatal”…

Today is March 12th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. The State of Aviation Safety RAD is a new system to help the visually impaired play racing games The spread of true and false news online Elon Musk's Boring Company…

Today is February 27th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Nokia made a smart, fashionable jacket for first responders The next generation of spacesuits will be fitted with special technology to keep astronauts happy Microsoft Soundscape helps the visually impaired…

Today is February 27th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Storyline lets you build and publish Alexa skills without coding Google’s new AI algorithm predicts heart disease by looking at your eyes Microsoft's new 'canetroller' brings VR to the visually…

Today is February 19th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Smart Glasses from eSight are changing blind people’s lives by enabling them to see What May Be U.S.’s First Drone-Linked Aircraft Crash is Being Investigated Redditor’s Tesla Model 3 Crash…

Today is February 12th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. All 71 on crashed Russian plane are killed Disney has begun populating its parks with autonomous, personality-driven robots Should Data Scientists Adhere to a Hippocratic Oath? Samsung SmartSuit is helping…

Today is February 6th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. A London Airport Is Getting an Upgraded Air Traffic Control Tower—80 Miles Away From All the Planes Google is using AI to predict flight delays Imverse’s groundbreaking mixed reality renders…

Today is January 29th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and special guest Joe Ott. VR helps US Olympic ski and snowboard teams prep for South Korea Ford Files Patent for Autonomous Robocop Car That Learns How to Hide From…