This week on the show, we talk abou how the world population is soon going to surpass the 8 billion threshold. We also answer some questions from the community about following UX guides or carving your own path, networking to get ahead in your career, and making assumptions on users

Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast -on Human Factors in Iarnród Éireann - An interview with Nora Balfe:

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• The World Population Is Going to Hit 8 Billion Any Day Now
• https://futurism.com/the-byte/world-population-almost-eight-billion
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• Should I follow UX guides or my own ideas for UX project? | /u/Metric090 | r/userexperience
• It’s all about who you know not what you know. | /u/Green_Strain_761 | r/humanfactors
• Is it ok to assume certain aspects about a user based on other aspects? | /u/Metric090 | r/userexperience

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This week on the show, we talk about how a surgery-performing robot Is ready for tests on the International Space Station. We also answer some questions from the community about frequency of travel for researchers, getting access to people for interviews, and what matters most for junior positions.

Episode Link: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/255

Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast -on Authoring HF books with Robert Bridger:

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News:

• A Surgery-Performing Robot Is Ready for Tests on the International Space Station
• https://gizmodo.com/iss-surgery-robot-international-space-station-space-1849365142
• Image Source: NASA, New Line Cinema

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• How often do UX Researchers travel for research projects? | /u/TinyScientist2382 |  r/UXResearch
• Research and interviews | u/Few-Yogurtcloset-885 | r/UXResearch
• What matters most for Junior Designers? | u/HalfOk3263 | r/userexperience

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This week on the show, we talk about THE LINE, The City of the Future. We also answer some questions from the community about managers hiring unqualified researchers, where to discuss minutiae of daily work with more experienced colleagues in the industry, and we talk about the most interesting problem/solution we have worked on.

Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast -on Human Factors in Iarnród Éireann - An interview with Nora Balfe:

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News:

• HRH Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Announces Designs for THE LINE, The City of the Future in Neom
• https://www.neom.com/en-us/newsroom/hrh-announces-theline-designs
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• Manager hiring unqualified UXRs - thoughts? | /u/JasmineTiger720 | r/UXResearch 
• Where to discuss minutiae of daily work with more experienced colleagues in the industry? (No UXers at my company.) | /u/thequantumlady | r/UXResearch 
• What's the most interesting UX problem/solution you have worked on? | /u/ximntr | r/userexperience

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1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

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This week on the show, we talk about how to categorize conversational interfaces. We also answer some questions from the community about human factors engineering being considered design, how to run concept testing that isn’t worthless, and we cover some insights from the UXPA Salary report.

Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast -on Human Factors in Iarnród Éireann - An interview with Nora Balfe:

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Check out our full coverage from this year’s Human Factors in Health Care Symposium:

• https://www.humanfactorscast.media/blog/2022-international-symposium-on-human-factors-and-ergonomics-in-healthcare-conference-coverage-roundup/

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• How to categorize conversational interfaces
• https://uxdesign.cc/how-to-categorize-the-different-conversational-interfaces-98c589a9d0
• Image Source: Pexels

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• is human factors engineering design? | /u/emmaanderica | r/humanfactors
• How to run concept testing that isn’t worthless? | /u/Choice_Ad_968 | r/UXResearch
• UXPA Salary Insights (tl;dr) | /u/wgx0 | r/userexperience

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1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

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Episode Link: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/HCS2022-Recap

Recorded in July, 2022, hosted by Nick Roome with guest Joe Keebler.

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Recorded live on July 21st, 2022, hosted by Nick Roome with Barry Kirby.

Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast -on RAF Safety and Just Culture:

• https://www.1202podcast.com/raf-just-culture

News:

• Smart textiles sense how their users are moving
• https://news.mit.edu/2022/smart-textiles-sense-movement-0707
• Image Source: Unsplash

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• Red flag in the job description... Wouldn't want to work for a boss like that. | /u/ReginaSquirrel | r/UXResearch
• Interview question: Which part of UX are you bad at? | /u/cas18khash | r/userexperience
• How often do you do you find it difficult to recruit candidates for user interview | /u/chirata | r/UXResearch

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Episode Link: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/251

Recorded live on July 14th, 2022, hosted by Nick Roome with Barry Kirby.

Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast -on HF in Rail - An interview with David Golightly:

• https://blubrry.com/1202/86733334/hf-in-rail-an-interview-with-david-golightly/

News:

• NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly
• https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23140936/ny-state-distribute-home-robot-companions-nysofa-elliq
• Image Source: Pexels

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• Advice on working with a solution-oriented (rather than needs-oriented) product team? | /u/responsible_fruit1 | r/UXResearch
• What should I expect from an entry level human factors job interview? | /u/ultimatecookiewizard | r/humanfactors
• How many projects do you work on at any given point as a UX Researcher? | /u/Acernis_6 | r/UXResearch

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Episode Link:https://www.humanfactorscast.media/250

Recorded live on July 7th, 2022, hosted by Nick Roome with & Barry Kirby.

Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast - on HF in Rail - An interview with David Golightly:

• https://blubrry.com/1202/86733334/hf-in-rail-an-interview-with-david-golightly/

News:

• Here's what it might be like to travel on a double decker airplane seat
• https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/chaise-longue-double-decker-airplane-seat/index.html
• Image Source: Pexels

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• Job titles | /u/IGotQualms | r/humanfactors
• How stressful, demanding, or intense is this job / career? | /u/psykitt | r/userexperience
• An Executive Summary of a User Flow? | /u/buoybuoy | r/userexperience

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Throughout the month of June, we will be releasing Human Factors Minutes focused on the intersection of Human Factors, HCI, UX, and the LGBTQIAP+ community.

Guest Read by Human Factors Cast Digital Media Lab member: Katie Sabo

HFC Pride content:

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Join us on Friday, June 24 at 1pm ET for our next HFES Presidential Town Hall. HFES President Christopher Reid and HFES President-Elect Carolyn Sommerich will be joined by Thomas Albin and Farzan Sasangohar along with Human Factors Cast host Nick Roome for an hour long podcast discussing latest HF/E industry news and trends.

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