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2 days ago · Unmanned Firepower, Manned Wars. There is always a temptation to think that a new technology will be able to replace men—or, more broadly, the human factor—in war. The progressive march of technology, from the crossbow to the H-bomb as the title of Bernard and Fawn Brodie’s book put it, often seems to point to a diminishing importance of men.
5 hours ago · Abstract. Human Factors Analysis (HFA) is a multidisciplinary approach that plays a pivotal role in occupational accident prevention by understanding and addressing the complex interactions between humans, technology, and the environment. By examining human behavior, cognitive processes, and physical capabilities within the context of the work ...
3 days ago · Human evolution is the evolutionary process within the history of primates that led to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of the hominid family that includes all the great apes.
1 day ago · The human factor can very easily compromise a company’s cyber resilience, so proper training and awareness are essential to mitigate risks, especially as security measures must be balanced with usability. “Most attacks are linked back to a human making a decision that ultimately allowed the attack to continue or to be initiated.
1 day ago · This blog divides human consciousness into four primary vectors. In prior blogs, I have referred to them as domains and attractor states (e.g., here). Framing them as vectors is useful because it ...
2 days ago · Offering a thematic representation of the major strides in the STM publishing industry, this year’s STM Trends edition have released their theme titled ‘ Re-imagining the Human Factor: Defining our place and values in the networked machine era. ’ The theme aims to focus upon the human-AI hybrid future of research and scholarly publishing.
1 day ago · Humanity's overall impact on the planet is affected by many factors, not just the raw number of people. Their lifestyle (including overall affluence and resource use) and the pollution they generate (including carbon footprint) are equally important.
