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SH115: It's the little things that catch you out...
In this episode, we discuss how complacency and cutting corners can lead to serious diving accidents. We explore how the same mental shortcu…
1 year, 7 months ago
SH114: What relevance does Human Factors have to recreational and technical diving?
In this episode, we explore why Human Factors are crucial in diving, even if you haven’t experienced an accident. Drawing from high-risk ind…
1 year, 7 months ago
SH113: How to help correct the biases which lead to poor decision making
In this episode, we explore the concept of "pre-mortem" or prospective hindsight, a technique that helps teams identify potential reasons fo…
1 year, 7 months ago
SH112: Authority Gradient - Why people don't (or can't) speak up.
In this episode, we discuss the challenges teams face when speaking up, especially in the presence of authority figures. A German research s…
1 year, 7 months ago
SH111: Big Data - Use as a Predictor? Or Not?
In this episode, we discuss the potential and challenges of using Big Data to predict safety and performance issues, especially when human b…
1 year, 7 months ago
SH110: Looking in the (Cultural) Mirror...
In this episode, we explore cultural awareness and how understanding our own culture is key to improving relationships and performance in di…
1 year, 8 months ago
SH109: Anyone could have done that...!
In this episode, we discuss the concept of "common sense" and how it's not always as common as we might think. Using the example of Columbus…
1 year, 8 months ago
SH108: How Much Are You Willing to Risk?
In this episode, we explore the parallels between decision-making in diving and the concepts from Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow…
1 year, 8 months ago
SH107: Summary of RF4 Paper: Human Factors in Rebreather Diving
In this episode, we discuss the importance of human factors in rebreather diving, highlighting key themes from the Rebreather Forum 4 confer…
1 year, 8 months ago
SH106: Language Matters: An HF Approach to Reviewing an ‘Accident Analysis’
In this podcast episode, we discuss a recent accident analysis published by RAID, which was framed as a hypothetical event but turned out to…
1 year, 8 months ago