E122 - Smart Cities, Drone Traffic Control, and CDC False Alarms

An episode of the Human Factors Cast podcast, hosted by Human Factors Cast, titled "E122 - Smart Cities, Drone Traffic Control, and CDC False Alarms" was published on March 1, 2019 and runs 55 minutes.

March 1, 2019 ·55m · Human Factors Cast

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Today is February 28th, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Win a trip to HFES Healthcare Symposium 2019! http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca2/? HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Microsoft workers are demanding the company cancel its $480 million contract with the US military https://www.recode.net/2019/2/22/18236290/microsoft-military-contract-augmented-reality-ar-vr?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=22519&utm_content=22519+CID_7d493f8fa4b76ec827d7bd00fa6d5353&utm_source=cm_email&utm_term=Shirin%20Ghaffary%20%20Recode CDC confirms that Hawaii’s false missile alarm was scary https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/21/18234901/cdc-hawaii-false-missile-alarm-reactions NASA is close to finalizing its drone traffic control system for cities https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/20/nasa-drone-traffic-control-system-cities 6 crazy details from Alphabet’s leaked plans for its first smart city https://www.fastcompany.com/90309358/6-crazy-details-from-alphabets-leaked-plans-for-its-first-smart-city It Came From Twitter @Maruf_Haider What is your impression of the term “working as designed”? https://twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast/status/1097224346907619328 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 Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuiw1Hl9EPa-AYjOVOz39AA Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX Video/photo editing by Offlineable: https://www.youtube.com/user/offlineable Join us on Slack: https://bit.ly/2KDael9 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 Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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Today is February 28th, 2019 and it's an all new Human Factors Cast hosted by Nick Roome with Blake Arnsdorff. Win a trip to HFES Healthcare Symposium 2019! http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/2066ebca2/? HUMAN FACTORS NEWS Microsoft workers are demanding the company cancel its $480 million contract with the US military https://www.recode.net/2019/2/22/18236290/microsoft-military-contract-augmented-reality-ar-vr?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=22519&utm_content=22519+CID_7d493f8fa4b76ec827d7bd00fa6d5353&utm_source=cm_email&utm_term=Shirin%20Ghaffary%20%20Recode CDC confirms that Hawaii’s false missile alarm was scary https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/21/18234901/cdc-hawaii-false-missile-alarm-reactions NASA is close to finalizing its drone traffic control system for cities https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/20/nasa-drone-traffic-control-system-cities 6 crazy details from Alphabet’s leaked plans for its first smart city https://www.fastcompany.com/90309358/6-crazy-details-from-alphabets-leaked-plans-for-its-first-smart-city It Came From Twitter @Maruf_Haider What is your impression of the term “working as designed”? https://twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast/status/1097224346907619328 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 Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuiw1Hl9EPa-AYjOVOz39AA Our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.com Follow Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome Follow Blake: https://www.twitter.com/DontPanicUX Video/photo editing by Offlineable: https://www.youtube.com/user/offlineable Join us on Slack: https://bit.ly/2KDael9 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 Cast is your essential resource for new, exciting stories in the field.

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