Human Factors Minute

Scalar Expectancy Theory

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Scalar Expectancy Theory, or SET, is an important model of animal timing behavior credited to John Gibb...

Industrial Environmental Association Conference

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Industrial Environmental Association-or the IEA. is a non-profit that serves manufacturing companies ...

HFETAG - Modeling and Simulation

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is compos...

Acoustical Society of America

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is an international scientific society founded in 1929 dedicated...

Neuroergonomics

28 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Neuroergonomics is the study of effectively apply state-of-the-art methods and theories from neuroscien...

Electroencephlogram

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! An electroencephlogram, or EEG, is a test that detects abnormalities in your brain waves, or in the elec...

HFETAG - Human Performance Measurement

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is compos...

The Spectral Model

31 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Spectral Model is a model of one type of circuit within an animal or robot’s larger temporal organ...

IISE Applied Ergonomics Conference

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! AES, the Applied Ergonomics Society, is a worldwide resource for the ergonomics profession dedicated so...

Vigilance

10 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Vigilance is the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. The issu...

HFETAG - System Safety, Health Hazards, Survivability

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is compos...

Perception of Time

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! With so many theoretical models for how we perceive time, researchers have started comparing the differe...

ISO Standards

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard-setting body composed of...

ACM SIGCHI

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (or ACM SI...

HFETAG - Extreme Environments

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is compos...

Universal Design Heuristics

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The probability of developing products and environments that are accessible for everyone lies within the...

INCOSE Systems Engineering Certifications

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is designed to connect systems engineering pro...

Forensic Human Factors

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Forensic Human factors expertise provides the scientific basis for how and why personal injuries occur. ...

HFETAG - Cognitive Readiness

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is compos...

Human Factors of the Titanic

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! According to the granddaughter of the second officer aboard the Titanic, Charles Lightoller, The Titani...

MIL-STD-1472H

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The military standard 1472 H is the official DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DESIGN CRITERIA STANDARD for HUMAN EN...

Industrial Designers Society of America

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: ...

HFESTG - Training

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Visibility and Lighting

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! In order for people to recognize and avoid dangerous conditions, they must be see the hazard. Adequa...

Consumer Electronic Show (CES)

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

…and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is a major technology trade show hosted by the Consumer Technology A...

Virtual Manufacturing and Response Surface Methodology

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Virtual manufacturing and response surface methodology (VMRSM) is a method in ergonomics to use compute...

HFESTG - Systems Development

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned w...

Hearing and Sound in Aviation

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Hearing has a much greater impact on performance than most people realize. Modern aircraft designs put ...

NNG Certification

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

…and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Nielsen Normal Group (NN/g) is a well known UX research and consulting firm that has contributed mu...

Macroergonomic Analysis of Design

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Macroergonomics addresses the need to consider not just the details of particular devices or preocess b...

HFESTG - Surface Transportation

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Defense Acquisition University

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Defence Acquisition University is an opportunity to extend your learning, especially for those work...

Federation of European Ergonomics Societies Ergonomics in and for Europe

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies also known as FEES mission is to enhance the recogni...

Macroergonomic Analysis of Structure

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Macroergonomic analysis of structure (MAS) is a method that analyzes the structure of work systems acco...

HFESTG - Safety

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned w...

Human Factors in the APA

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represe...

Premesis Liability

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Accidents happen. People fall, things break and products fail in all kinds of environments on a daily b...

Systems Analysis Tool

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Systems analysis tool (SAT): This is a method to conduct systematic trade-off evaluations of work-syste...

HFESTG - Product Design

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Certified Usability Analyst Certification

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Human Factors International (HFI) have a certification program for User experience (UX) practitioners c...

International Council on Systems Engineering

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute!The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization foun...

Anthropotechnology

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Anthropotechnology is a method that considers analysis and design modification of systems for the effic...

HFESTG - Perception and Performance

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned w...

CXA Certification

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

…and now for another Human Factors Minute! Human Factors International, Inc. offers certification courses to those interested in pursuing a career...

Alarms

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Alarms and alarm systems are often an integral aspect of a Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), along with d...

Ergo X

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The goal of ErgoX is to improve safe and effective user technology adoption. ErgoX explores the latest...

CIMOP

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Computer-integrated Manufacturing, Organization, and People System Design (CIMOP): This model allows f...

HFESTG - Occupational Ergonomics

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

ANSI/HFES 100-2007 Standard

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! HFES has developed a technical standard in conjunction with the American National Standards Institute: ...

HFESTG - Macroergonomics

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

TOP Modeler

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! TOP (Technology, Organization, and People) modeler is a macroergonomic tool that helps manufacturing c...

Aviation

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! HF in Aviation is concerned with the application of human factors to the development, design, certif...

HFESTG - Internet

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

HITOP

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! high integration of technology, organization, and people HITOP is a step-by-step manual procedure for ...

HCI International

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Human-Computer Interaction International Conference was founded in 1984. Since then, HCI Internatio...

HFESTG - Individual Differences in Performance

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Product Liability

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! For almost a century, manufacturers have had the burden to provide products that are safe for the intend...

Kansei Method

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Kansei method is a method that transforms consumer's responses to new products into design specifi...

Augmented Cognition

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Augmented Cognition research and development efforts seek to extend a user’s abilities via computatio...

HFESTG - Environmental Design

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned w...

HFETAG

10 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DoD HFE TAG) is composed ...

Cognitive Walkthrough

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Cognitive walkthrough: This method is a usability inspection method in which the evaluators can apply u...

HFESTG - Human Performance Modeling

20 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

CHI

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Association for Computing Machinery (or ACM) hosts an annual Conference on Human Factors in Computin...

Predetermined Time Standards

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Predetermined time standards (PTS) are advanced techniques which aim at defining the time needed for th...

Chernobyl (Part 6)

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! There are a few lessons learned that we can take from the Chernobyl disaster. Engaging our colleagues a...

HFESTG - Health Care

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Workplace Safety

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! A U.S. worker dies as a result of a workplace injury every 2 hours. In 2011 alone, almost 4 million U.S....

Work Sampling

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Work sampling is a method in which the job is sampled at random intervals to determine the proportion o...

Chernobyl (Part 5)

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Highly-trained and experienced operators can often compensate for a poor design; however, in the case of...

HFESTG - Forensics

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Members of the Forensics Professional Group are interested in all aspects of human factors as applied t...

Time Studies

20 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! A time study is a structured process of directly observing and measuring human work using a timing devic...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an association dedicated to advancing in...

Chernobyl (Part 4)

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! In our previous Human Factors Minute on the Chernobyl disaster, we mentioned that the International Atom...

Safety Culture

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Safety culture is about what people do (safety-related behaviours); how people feel (individual and gro...

Wizard of Oz

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Wizard of Oz method is a process that allows a user to interact with an interface without knowing t...

Task Analysis Techniques

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Task analysis is a fundamental methodology in the assessment and reduction of human error. A wide varie...

Chernobyl (Part 3)

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Let's take a look at the Human Error that contributed to the Chernobyl disaster. Many believe the disa...

HFESTG - Education

10 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Systems Engineering

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses...

User Experience Professionals Association

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) International is a User Experience Design Organizatoin...

Chernobyl (Part 2)

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! As with any complex event, a variety of factors combined to cause the Chernobyl disaster. These causes ...

HFESTG - Cybersecurity

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Board of certification in professional ergonomics provides professional certification for practition...

Human Performance Modeling

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Human performance modeling (HPM) is a traditional human factors method of quantifying human behavior, c...

Chernobyl (Part 1)

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Chernobyl disaster was caused by a nuclear accident that occurred in April 1986, in the north Ukrain...

HFESTG - Computer Systems

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned w...

Driver Distraction

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! It is commonly believed that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous. People often suggest that t...

Human Computer Interaction

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Human-computer interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary field of study focusing on the design of comput...

Task Analysis

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Task analysis is the process of learning about ordinary users by observing them in action to understand ...

HFESTG - Communications

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned w...

Machine Guarding

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Machine guarding is an important human factors aspect of human machine interaction and design. Manufa...

Human Systems Integration

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Human Systems Integration (HSI) is a robust process by which practitioners design and develop systems th...

Subjects in Tandem

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Subjects-in-tandem, also known as "Co-Discovery" is a methodology employed where two subjects are asked ...

HFESTG - Children's issues

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned wit...

Slips, Trips, and Falls

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Slips, trips, and falls are the most common premise liability cases that benefit from human factors testi...

Driver Behavior

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The driving environment requires the successful performance of a highly complex series of interconnecte...

Meta Analysis

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! A meta-analysis is a statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple scientific studies. Meta-...

HFESTG - Aging

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned w...

HFE Woman

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! What began as an informal group who met for lunch at HFES, HFE Woman became a group of women dedicated to...