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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…

Today is January 22nd, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. The AI Used to Sell You More Stuff Can Now Read Better Than a Human New AI System Predicts How Long Patients Will Live With Startling Accuracy Apple Health Data…

Today is Jamuary 15th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. AAA is testing self-driving cars to see how safe they are FITT360 is a 360-degree camcorder you wear around your neck FDA Approves Crisis-Predicting Algorithm to Save Hospital Patients From…

Today is January 8th, 2018 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Here’s what people were Googling in 2017 CaliBurger’s new kiosk uses facial recognition to take orders New York will tackle unfair biases in automated city services Amazon patent describes mirror…

Today is December 18th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. 2017 Predictions 2017 Stories recap 2018 Predictions 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…

Today is December 18th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. 2017 Predictions 2017 Stories recap 2018 Predictions 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…

Today is December 11th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Ransomware Shut Down a Whole North Carolina County San Francisco Just Put the Brakes on Delivery Robots Sony begins 14-day in-home PSVR trial program A Wearable Chip to Predict Seizures…

Today is December 4th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Spacesuit 'take me home' feature could save lost astronauts California DMV Ditches Rule to Limit Liability for Self-Driving Car Manufacturers Amazon is putting Alexa in the office HaptX Inc Reveals…