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Aug. 16, 2019

HFCast Ep052 - Darpa's BS Detector, Hyperloop, and All Controller

HFCast Ep052 - Darpa's BS Detector, Hyperloop, and All Controller

Today is August 7th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Woodrow Gustafson. -Darpa Wants to Build a BS Detector for Science -The All Controller controls all your consoles -Hyperloop One's passenger pod takes its first ride -Facebook engineers panic,…

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Aug. 12, 2019

HFCast Ep138 - Maritime AI, Smart Patches, and Robot Tails

HFCast Ep138 - Maritime AI, Smart Patches, and Robot Tails

Today is August 12th, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Academy cadets’ invention to support battlefield Airmen awarded patent https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Article/1925461/academy-cadets-invention-to-support-battlefield-airmen-awarded-patents 4 Ways AI Can Assist Minimising Maritime Accidents - Sea News Global Maritime News https://seanews.co.uk/features/4-ways-ai-can-assist-minimising-maritime-accidents Carnegie Mellon…

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Aug. 5, 2019

HFCast E051 - Boring Elevators, Disney's Facial Recognition, and Smart Guns

HFCast E051 - Boring Elevators, Disney's Facial Recognition, and Smart Guns

Today is July 31st, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Elon Musk shares footage of The Boring Company’s first working car elevator -Disney Is Building Facial Recognition to Figure Out When You'll Laugh During Toy Story 5 -Disney plans to…

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Aug. 5, 2019

HFCast E050 - Our Very Heavy VR Themed Special

HFCast E050 - Our Very Heavy VR Themed Special

Today is July 24th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Google Glass is officially back with a clearer vision -In a fragmented VR market, one company wants to unite them all -This ‘shape-display’ robot follows your hand and simulates the…

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July 29, 2019

HFCast E049 - Delivery Bots, Third Thumbs, and Futurist Stairs

HFCast E049 - Delivery Bots, Third Thumbs, and Futurist Stairs

Today is July 17th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Want to Stop Distracted Driving? Start by Figuring Out How People Really Drive -How L’Oréal is using VR to make decisions in its New York HQ -Photobucket's 'ransom demand' is…

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July 29, 2019

HFCast E048 - Brain Interface Ethics, 180 VR, and Internet Drones

HFCast E048 - Brain Interface Ethics, 180 VR, and Internet Drones

Today is July 3rd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -The mere presence of your smartphone reduces brain power, study shows -YouTube's VR180 solves some of VR's biggest problems - by chopping it in half -Facebook may finally have to…

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July 29, 2019

E137 - Neuralink Brain Computer Interfaces, Haptic Prosthetics, and Toyota's Accessible People Mover

E137 - Neuralink Brain Computer Interfaces, Haptic Prosthetics, and Toyota's Accessible People Mover

Today is July 29nd, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Elon Musk’s Neuralink looks to begin outfitting human brains with faster input and output starting next year https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/16/elon-musks-neuralink-looks-to-begin-outfitting-human-brains-with-faster-input-and-output-starting-next-year Scientists Have Created a Prosthetic Arm That Lets Patients…

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July 22, 2019

E136 - Aircraft Safety, Hospital Noise, and Hospital Robots

E136 - Aircraft Safety, Hospital Noise, and Hospital Robots

Today is July 22nd, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome, Blake Arnsdorff with special guest Jeff Olson. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS 35 Injured on Air Canada Flight to Australia After Aircraft Hits 'Sudden Turbulence' https://gizmodo.com/35-injured-on-air-canada-flight-to-australia-after-airc-1836296050 Video Captures Delta Air Lines MD-88 Engine Failing Mid-Flight…

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July 16, 2019

HFCast Ep047 - Self-driving Car Legislation, VR Biking, and Colonoscopy Robots

HFCast Ep047 - Self-driving Car Legislation, VR Biking, and Colonoscopy Robots

Today is June 26th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Senators reveal plans for national self-driving car legislation -RE2 is making bomb-defusing robots as intuitive to control as your own hands -A tiny sensor turns any stationary bike into a…

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July 16, 2019

HFCast Ep046 - Brain Computer Interfaces, Social Media Data, and How we Move

HFCast Ep046 - Brain Computer Interfaces, Social Media Data, and How we Move

Today is June 13th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Director of Typing-by-Brain Project Discusses How Facebook Will Get Inside Your Head -Facebook's new maps will help responders during natural disasters -Your Car's Tires Could Soon Know When Roads Are…

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July 16, 2019

HFCast Ep045 - AI Health Revolution, Robot Arms, and Data Visualization

HFCast Ep045 - AI Health Revolution, Robot Arms, and Data Visualization

Today is June 5th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -FDA Assembles Team to Oversee AI Revolution in Health -Google Sheets now uses machine learning to help you visualize your data -This is how a self-driving car ‘sees’ the road…

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July 16, 2019

HFCast Ep044 - Health Monitoring Wearables, Design Trends, and Robocops

HFCast Ep044 - Health Monitoring Wearables, Design Trends, and Robocops

Today is May 29th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Wearable Devices Communicate Vital Brain Activity Information -Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned -Change at work linked to employee stress, distrust and intent to quit -3…

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July 9, 2019

HFCast Ep135 - Artificial vision, User in yer face, and Autonomous Plane Landing

HFCast Ep135 - Artificial vision, User in yer face, and Autonomous Plane Landing

Today is July 8th, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome and Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Simple ‘smart’ glass reveals the future of artificial vision https://www.engr.wisc.edu/simple-smart-glass-reveals-future-artificial-vision/ User in yer face is an online museum of design horrors https://thenextweb.com/apps/2019/07/04/user-in-yer-face-is-an-online-museum-of-design-horrors/ With little training, machine-learning algorithms…

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July 4, 2019

HFCast Ep043 - Transportation Safety, Exoskeletons, and Digital Geneva Conventions

HFCast Ep043 - Transportation Safety, Exoskeletons, and Digital Geneva Conventions

Today is May 22nd, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Safety Benefits of Highway Infrastructure Investments -New Google Maps Update Makes It Even Harder To Get Lost -WannaCry Update: Microsoft Pushes a Digital Geneva Convention -Researchers look to boost crowdsourced…

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July 4, 2019

HFCast Ep042 - Robohealth, Home Sensors, and CHI 2017

HFCast Ep042 - Robohealth, Home Sensors, and CHI 2017

Today is May 15th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff and Elyse Hallett. -Latest PLA Safety Campaign Targets Human Error | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide -Blind runners are finding their own way thanks to new sonic tech -CHI 2017: Interesting…

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July 4, 2019

HFCast Ep041 - Space Robots, Touch Interfaces, and Cyber Scams

HFCast Ep041 - Space Robots, Touch Interfaces, and Cyber Scams

Today is May 8th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Astrobee: The Adorable Little Robot That’ll Soon Jet Around the ISS -Veo Robotics gives industrial robots a sixth sense for safely working around people -Language shapes how the brain perceives…

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July 4, 2019

HFCast Ep040 - I Smell Algorithmic Bias Afoot

HFCast Ep040 - I Smell Algorithmic Bias Afoot

Today is May 1st, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -Google tweaks Search to help combat ‘fake news’ -FaceApp apologizes for building a racist AI -DARPA Wants to Hack Your Brain to Make You Learn Faster -Drunk man may have…

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July 2, 2019

HFCast Ep134 - Galaxy’s Edge, AI Superpowers, and Performance Tracking

HFCast Ep134 - Galaxy’s Edge, AI Superpowers, and Performance Tracking

Today is July 1st, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome and Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Researchers developed a sensing system to constantly track the performance of workers https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/29/researchers-developed-a-sensing-system-to-constantly-track-the-performance-of-workers/ MIT’s new interactive machine learning prediction tool could give everyone AI superpowers https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/27/mits-new-interactive-machine-learning-prediction-tool-could-give-everyone-ai-superpowers/ ‘Alexa,…

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June 19, 2019

HFCast Ep133 - Drone Regulations, Drone Deliveries, Drone Taxis

HFCast Ep133 - Drone Regulations, Drone Deliveries, Drone Taxis

Today is June 18rd, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome and Blake Arnsdorff. HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Europe publishes common drone rules, giving operators a year to prepare https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/11/europe-publishes-common-drone-rules-giving-operators-a-year-to-prepare/ Uber Elevate wants to deliver Big Macs by drone starting this summer https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/12/uber-elevate-drone-deliveries-san-diego/ Uber Claims…

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June 17, 2019

HFCast Ep039 - Build Your Own Episode

HFCast Ep039 - Build Your Own Episode

Today is April 17th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff, and Mia Jaramillo. -MasterCard trials biometric bankcard with embedded fingerprint reader -Facebook is building a brain-computer interface -Facebook launches beta of Spaces, its goofy and fun social VR platform -MIT's…

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June 17, 2019

HFCast Ep038 - Nick and Blake Mansplain the Bra

HFCast Ep038 - Nick and Blake Mansplain the Bra

Today is April 17th, 2017 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. -GM plans to deploy hundreds of autonomous vehicles across the country for testing -Cadillac’s Answer to a Self-Driving Puzzle: Shoving a Camera in Your Face -Air Force tests air-to-ground strikes…

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June 17, 2019

HFCast Ep037 - Now 100% More Spicy!

HFCast Ep037 - Now 100% More Spicy!

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…

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June 17, 2019

HFCast Ep036 - Blake, we need a title!

HFCast Ep036 - Blake, we need a title!

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…

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June 17, 2019

HFCast Ep035 - Epic Shoulderpieces of Flirting +1

HFCast Ep035 - Epic Shoulderpieces of Flirting +1

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 gizmodo.com/sting-operation-rev…ws-probl-1793523135 -Walmart’s Vudu app now converts your physical movies to digital for $2 each techcrunch.com/2017/03/23/walmar…-2-each/?ncid=rss -Hackers try to extort…

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