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Ergonomics of parenting and product design

Parenting has a lot of stuff attached to it, but are those products designed well with the user in mind? Often not. This blog covers products, design, ergonomics and psychological factors like trust in parenting.

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Human Factors and architectural design

You may think that buildings and our environments have some effect on us as humans, but you may not realise how profound the cognitive effects of our environment are. A Human Factors lens can be applied to the buildings we work, live and visit, as well as our environment as a whole.

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Human Factors and alert systems

The fires in Maui have outlined the need for quick, dynamic alert systems. Human Factors studies why these systems fail, and how careful you must be, not to over alert people into complacency or under alert people which leads to tragic results.

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How to avoid running injuries

Starting to run can be such a fun experience but you don’t want to end up injured. There is actually a large cognitive element to running and managing that will help you manage your physiological state too.

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