#human element

[oilpalette]

Pony Tail - Deborah Quinn-Munson

American, b. 1950s

Pastel, 21 x 18

[mimok]

Whispers of Humanity: Connecting Through the Frame

[jcmarchi]

Bryan Reimer named to FAA Rulemaking Committee

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Bryan Reimer named to FAA Rulemaking Committee

Bryan Reimer, a research scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), and the founder and co-leader of the Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium and the Human Factors Evaluator for Automotive Demand Consortium in the MIT AgeLab, has been appointed to the Task Force on Human Factors in Aviation Safety Aviation Rulemaking Committee (HF Task Force ARC). The HF Task Force ARC will provide recommendations to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the most significant human factors and the relative contribution of these factors to aviation safety risk.

Reimer, who has worked at MIT since 2003, joins a committee whose operational or academic expertise includes air carrier operations, air traffic control, pilot experience, aeronautical information, aircraft maintenance and mechanics psychology, human-machine integration, and general aviation operations. Their recommendations to the FAA will help ensure safety for passengers, aircraft crews, and cargo for years to come. His appointment follows a year of serving on the Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) for the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he has taken on the role of vice chair on the Artificial Intelligence subcommittee. The TTAC recently released a report to the Secretary of Transportation in response to its charter.

As a mobility and technology futurist working at the intersection of technology, human behavior, and public policy, Reimer brings his expertise in human-machine integration, transportation safety, and AI to the committee. The committee, chartered by congressional mandate through the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, specifically calls for a portion of the committee to have expertise on human factors but whose experience and training are not primarily in aviation, which Reimer will provide.

MIT CTL creates supply chain innovation and drives it into practice through the three pillars of research, outreach, and education, working with businesses, government, and nongovernmental organizations. As a longtime advocate of collaboration across public and private sectors to ensure consumers’ safety in transportation, Reimer’s particular expertise will help the FAA more broadly consider the human element of aviation safety. Yossi Sheffi, director of MIT CTL, says, “Aviation plays a critical role in the rapid and reliable transportation of goods across vast distances, making it essential for delivering time-sensitive products globally. We must understand the current human factors involved in this process to help ensure smooth operation of this indispensable service amid potential disruptions.”

Reimer recently discussed his research on an episode of The Ojo-Yoshida Report with Phil Koopman, a professor of electrical and computer engineering.

HF Task Force ARC members will serve a two-year term. The first ARC plenary meeting was held Jan. 15-16 in Washington.

[sudokid]

raw emotions

[procurement-insights]

Procurement Strategy And The Human Element

Are you accounting for the human element in your procurement strategies?

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the discussion stream resulting from a thought-provoking interview between Shaun Syversten and David Loseby which illustrates perfectly why the agent-based model is critical to ProcureTech initiative success. Shaun Syversten: “Economics, unfortunately, as originally conceived” – “many others probably before”How much do you rely on logic when making decisions in…

[artificelux]

Publishing Independently

There are so many upsides to being an independent author/publisher. One is that I get to do things that are a little more outside the norm, like the soundtrack and the design of the hardcover. Another is feeling more connected with the people purchasing a book, as I get to ship them out myself.

But there is one instance where having the resources of a big publisher would have certainly been nice.

You see, after endless scrutiny and poring over designs and trying to make sure I did everything perfectly… a typo slipped through onto the final version of the softcover. You could say it’s a small thing, that it’s hard to notice, but ever since someone mentioned it, I haven’t been able to unsee it. Pretty sure I’ve seen it in my dreams! Haha.

-- Side note: The person who pointed it out was very kind, and said it should in no way diminish what I’d achieved, creating this project on my own. And they still bought a copy, saying “I’ll have the misprint first edition,” like it was a rare trading card or something. Which certainly made me smile at the time, and I’m very appreciative to them for that. --

And yet, that hasn’t stopped me feeling intense shame over the softcover edition ever since. Like I’ve let myself down. Like I shouldn’t even be selling it, even though the interior is the exact same book as the hardcover. And yet, that’s the truth of producing a limited run on my own. I can’t just have it reprinted; not to mention, I don’t know if I could stomach the paper waste of having it reprinted and trashing the initial run.

So, I’m stuck with it. And I have to keep telling myself that’s fine, even though I’m a perfectionist and it’s hard. Because I am proud of what I’ve made. And somehow this mistake made it past multiple sets of eyes and multiple proofs, which is just… human. And if you read the first chapter… well, it actually kinda fits with my main character Tonic and the beginning of her story.

If there’s a second run at some point (fingers crossed), this small error will be corrected. But until then, if you want a misprint edition from the very first run of Color of a Mirror, the softcover edition is for you.

Dan

colorofamirror.net

[gigivas]

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[dolivia]

Explore the human element in management by understanding Theory X and Theory Y. These theories reveal different management styles: authoritarian (Theory X) and participative (Theory Y), influencing motivation and productivity.

[hicapacity]

Makoto feat. Deeizm - Humanelements Podcast 12

Best Ever!

[constructionsafetynetwork]

What Are You Most Proud of in Your Life? Delving into the Heart of Construction Safety

What are you most proud of in your life? “What are you most proud of in your life?” Each time this query is posed, it beckons introspection and a journey down memory lane. For most, it might evoke memories of milestones like graduating, starting a family, or buying a first home. But for those in the construction safety field, the question takes on a different hue. It’s intertwined with memories…

[kiwi-b0nes]

something about pointy ears uhh

[thechekhov]

nobody in their right mind will let me do this but I want to get in the water and try to mimic orca sounds at orcas in real time. I know I can do whistles and clicks underwater, and I need to see if

a) they would be loud enough for the orca to hear and

b) if it would freak them out

whether or not I get killed in this scenario is irrelevant. I need to see an orca as wigged out as a cat when you meow at it.

[jenomong]

"Not gonna lie, we're doing pretty well already But yes, oh my doctor said There's a lot of room left to grow"

seonghwa, matz (2023)

[ferntern]

Sweaters

[c0rvus-corax]

Moonbound magic users have different eyes from Sunbound magic users.

Moonbound magic users are more adapted to the night, so their pupils are generally bigger. They simply aren't able to shrink as far as the ones from Sunbound magic users. Instead, their pupils fill out almost all of their iris when it is dark, giving them a better night vision.

Sunbound magic users have this advantage during the day. They probably don't have a lot of trouble looking straight into the sun, meaning they don't really need sunglasses in the summer. Just imagine you didn't have to worry about the sun randomly trying to kill you by shining straight into your face while you are driving.

Their pupils still arrange themselves to the light, but the spectrum is different for Moonbound's and Sunbound's.

This has many side effects:

-Moonbound magic users are more likely to need glasses because their eyes are destroyed by the sun.

-Sunbound users have a lot of troubl moving around in the dark -> almost all Sunbound children are afraid of the dark because they can't see anything.

-Moonbound magic users look more cute, while Sunbound magic users sometimes look quite scary.