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HFES 56th Annual Meeting

The 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society will be held at Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts, October 22-26, 2012 For more information visit: http://www.hfes.org/web/HFESMeetings/meetings.html... More>

Dusting for Fingerprints – It Ain’t CSI

Fingerprints – dozens of crime dramas revolve around them. The investigators find the victim, dust for fingerprints, run them through a computer program and -voilá- the guilty party is quickly identified and sent to prison. If only it were that easy. The reality is that often this common but crucial portion of an investigation is often done by humans, not by computers. An upcoming study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reveals that the human factor in the process could lead to errors and incorrect conclusions.... More>

Member Article

When 007 Meets PhD

Describing the work I do can be as challenging as the work itself. I envy people who can glibly describe their career field in three words or less: cardiologist, high ... More>

Cover Story

Psychology by Design

Too bad the phrase “intelligent design” is already taken (especially because it is neither). It would be the perfect name to capture the exciting collaborations taking place at the intersection ... More>

Observer Article

Lost in Translation

Within days of the earthquake that struck northwest of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that barreled across the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Tsunami Warning System, or PTWS, announced plans to ... More>