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This is a list of ergonomics and human factors related news stories that have appeared in the media recently. The links below take you to the news snippet and an external link to the full story.
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Philips pins hopes on healthy technology
BBC News Website , 29 Jan 2012
A growing desire for healthy lives has created markets across the world for new types of technology that help people deal with ageing, stress and pain
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Working 11 hours a day can lead to severe depression, says study
, 26 Jan 2012
With the doom and gloom surrounding the state of the economy, it is tempting to knuckle down and put in a few extra hours at work, but those wanting to impress the boss by appearing eager should spare a thought for their health.
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Claustrophobic offices stifle creativity
The Telegraph , 24 Jan 2012
Cramped, claustrophobic working environments stifle employees' creativity and means they have fewer 'lightbulb' moments of inspiration, research shows.
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Typing – it's complicated
The Guardian , 23 Jan 2012
Why do we have such a complicated relationship with keyboard skills?
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Major companies warn engineering skills 'at risk'
The Telegraph , 23 Jan 2012
Business leaders at some of Britain's biggest engineering companies have warned the Government is compounding major skills shortages in the industry and hampering efforts to rebalance the economy following plans to downgrade technical qualifications.
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Cruise disaster: CEO says company's ships are safe
The Telegraph , 17 Jan 2012
Chairman of Costa Concordia's owner insists the company's cruisers are safe and that the tragedy was caused by human error.
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Reasons to be cheerful in 2012: it's the year we'll start talking to robots
The Guardian , 20 Jan 2012
Finally, we're all going to be able to have a proper conversation with a robot
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Costa Concordia captain claims company ordered 'salute' to island
The Guardian , 23 Jan 2012
Francesco Schettino reportedly challenges Costa over cruise collision as 13th body is found by divers
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Driving theory test changes signal end of learning answers by heart
The Guardian , 23 Jan 2012
Driving Standards Agency says blocking pre-published study material mean drivers will gain better understanding of the road
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Costa Concordia: what made the captain panic?
The Telegraph , 22 Jan 2012
The extraordinary behaviour of Capt Francesco Schettino after his cruise liner Costa Concordia ran aground sparked widespread outrage. But history demonstrates that stunned paralysis is a natural – but not inevitable – response to a disaster
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A Nurse Need Never Forget
The New York Times , 20 Jan 2012
THESE days, when a nursing student at the University of Iowa fields a question about a drug, “the answer is often, ‘I don’t know, but give me a few seconds,’ and she pulls out her phone,” according to Joann Eland, an associate professor there.
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Road rage at driverless cars? It's possible
MSNBC , 20 Jan 2012
The road to a future where we jump in our cars, enter a destination, and let them do the driving could be filled with rage, according to an expert on driverless car technology.
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Go Figure: Are country roads more dangerous than city roads?
BBC News Website , 19 Jan 2012
Is city driving more dangerous than country driving? It's a much harder question than you think, writes Michael Blastland.
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Costa Concordia: are women still prioritised over men in evacuation procedures?
The Guardian , 16 Jan 2012
There were reports today that during the evacuation of the Costa Concordia women and children had to fight with men for places in the lifeboats. But who does get priority during evacuations?
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Easyjet loses disability discrimination case in France
BBC News Website , 13 Jan 2012
A French court has found the British low-cost airline Easyjet guilty of discriminating against three disabled passengers in 2008 and 2009.
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Cruise captain 'committed errors', say ship's owners
BBC News Website , 16 Jan 2012
The company operating a cruise ship that capsized after hitting rocks off western Italy, killing six, says the captain may have "committed errors".
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Peacetime shipping disasters – timeline
The Guardian , 15 Jan 2012
The Costa Concordia is the latest in a series of major disasters at sea since the Titanic sank 100 years ago
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British newlyweds describe "mad rush" to flee stricken cruise ship
The Telegraph , 15 Jan 2012
A honeymooner described the "mad rush" to flee the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia after it ran aground off an Italian island.
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Italian cruise ship disaster: 'Have you seen Titanic? That's what it was like'
The Guardian , 14 Jan 2012
As icy seawater began to swamp the Costa Concordia, passengers desperately scrambled down ropes to safety
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Memory myths
The Guardian , 14 Jan 2012
Many of us subscribe to false beliefs about how our memories work, sometimes with serious consequences. We debunk some common myths