You’d thinking flying in a plane would be more dangerous than driving a car. In reality it’s much safer, partly because the aviation industry is heavily regulated. Airlines must stick to strict standards…
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The more businesses encourage their employees to sleep well, the better their employees perform.
Urban safety is as much about inclusion and belonging as it is about better lighting and CCTV.
Many people are taking glucosamine for their osteoarthritis. But do they really need to stop in light of new safety warnings?
A nuclear alarm was issued on Jan. 12, 2020. The alarm had been mistakenly sent during a training exercise and was retracted, but the impact will erode trust in public safety efforts.
Uber’s first safety report revealed 107 deaths and nearly 6,000 sexual assaults over two years. But the rideshare service may still be safer than the alternatives.
A person’s drug experience can be influenced by many different things, such as heat, access to water and dosage.
As I found, academics engaging in fieldwork research are in a particularly vulnerable position.
This simple strategy could help your child safely negotiate dangerous situations such as getting lost in a public place or discovering a firearm.
How an implant is designed, tested, regulated and discussed with patients tends to disadvantage women. It’s time that changed.
Electricity happens when electrons move from one atom to another.
Parents want their children to be kind to animals, but a hug looks very different to a frightened dog.
If headlines about bombings and airplane crashes are making you rethink your international travel plans this summer, a look at how many Americans actually die abroad should set your mind at ease.
I have been interested in the science of fire and fireworks for a long time, and can tell you there is a lot happening in the very short time it takes to light a match.
From Alexa and Siri to intelligent speed assistance, there’s a lot of technology competing for our attention while driving,
Government regulators and industry experts often overlook the complexities and risks of human-technology interactions and increasingly rely on companies’ voluntary oversight and self-assessments.
Backpacking is growing and West African countries such as Ghana need to actively attract them.
Cars that keep your speed within the limit may seem like a good idea, but the prospect of introducing the technology raises some tricky questions.
A human-centred approach to machine design can help make machines safer and more efficient.
The 737 Max is the best-selling airliner ever. But two have crashed in five months, killing 346, damaging Boeing’s future and raising questions about the increasing sophistication of cockpit technology.
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Emeritus Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Human Systems Labs, University of Windsor
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Former Academic Research Fellow, Khalifa University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Studying Complex Systems, Stanford University
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Associate Professor/Discipline Leader Accident Investigation and Forensics, CQUniversity Australia
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health and Co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Transport Systems, Professor of Safety & Accident Investigation, Cranfield University
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Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Marine Technology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology, The Open University
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Professor of Health Law and Director, Health Law & Policy Program, University of Arizona
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology