Oops! Poor person .. The autopilot sensors on the Model S failed to distinguish a white tractor-trailer crossing the highway against a bright sky Source: Tesla driver dies in first fatal crash while using autopilot mode The first paragraph notes…
Category: perceived risk
Texting while walking: Doctor warns of distraction risk as student tells of being hit by bus – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation
"People need to be aware of the risk – it only takes a split second to be hit by a car."It is just like having alcohol on board, you dont realise what is going on around you, so the phone…
Nudge economics: has push come to shove for a fashionable theory? | Science | The Observer
In an increasingly complex and specialised world, Gigerenzer preaches a gospel of greater simplicity. He suggests that the outcome of decisions of any complexity – a complexity of, say, trying to organise a successful picnic or greater – are impossible…
How the social media revolution ended the popularity of group sex in the AFL
How the social media revolution ended the popularity of group sex in the AFL. Interesting perspective …
Selfie-obsessed: teen attempts suicide over ‘perfect’ selfie
Selfie-obsessed: teen attempts suicide over 'perfect' selfie. For all you instagram people … what is this stuff??
Fly6 Safety light and camera for bikes
Fly6 Safety Light and Camera Julian – you might be interested in this safety camera for cycling research. A video camera is embedded in a rear-facing light, and has an 8GB disk on a overwriting loop. The light/camera is powered…
Growing concerns over side-effects and soaring prescription rates of psychiatric drug Seroquel – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Growing concerns over side-effects and soaring prescription rates of psychiatric drug Seroquel – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Over and above the disturbing theme, an especially disturbing quote: Seroquel, has become a blockbuster pharmaceutical both in Australia and internationally. Blockbuster…
‘Learned helplessness’ leaves people in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
'Learned helplessness' leaves people in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Yep – we know!
Anonymous Question Asking SNSs – Ask.FM & its latest consequence
These are just three of the articles that have infuriated me in the past 24 hours. 4 deaths in the UK in the last 12 months, based on Ask.FM alone – and that’s just the ones reported on here. I…
Study finds weather changes fuel violent behaviour
Study finds weather changes fuel violent behaviour – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation.