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Neurotechnology raises many high-stakes ethical questions. Setting ground rules could help protect workers and ensure that tasks are adapted to the person, rather than the other way around.
The deployment of low-tech requires taking into account the human factor and changing design practices.
Stay connected but switch off too. Working from home requires a delicate balance to protect your wellbeing and get the job done. Here are some tips.
To keep our health care providers healthy, we need to help them sleep.
Don’t think you’re alone when working from home - the typical office desk has more than 10 million bacteria. Here’s how to stop your WFH setup leaving you needing sick leave.
It’s often said that “bad posture” can cause neck pain but science seems to indicate that other factors might be at play.
Contrary to what you might think, there’s not one right way to sit. According to the principles of ergonomics, there are three good options.
There are very few approaches that examine all aspects of the complexity of urban design and development. Ergonomics, human factors and sociotechnical systems methods offer a way forward.
More people are getting standing desks in response to our increasing knowledge about the harms of sedentary lifestyles. But can you transition to standing at work without causing yourself harm?
Aren’t there huge health benefits to staying physically active, for adults? Why should it be any different for children?
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Department Chair Environmental & Occupational Health & Director of the Ergonomics Center, Texas A&M University
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Research Fellow in Physical activity and workplace health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, Genomics and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Bond University; Murdoch University
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Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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Visiting Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of Hertfordshire
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Assistant Professor of Aging Studies, University of South Florida
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Professor of Physiotherapy, Curtin University
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Chercheur en ergonomie/facteurs humains, Université de Lorraine
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Professor and Dean of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer and Program Manager, Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) program, RMIT University