Interpreting statistical analysis
Reasons to go beyond the p value: prior evidence, plausibility of mechanism, data quality, costs and benefits
Designing for People Blog
Design thinking, systems thinking, and the biomechanics of sports bras
99% Invisible The Athletic Brassiere Invention of the sports bra: Public health implications of biomechanics and design thinking
Avoiding distraction and procrastination
https://hbr.org/2017/10/5-research-based-strategies-for-overcoming-procrastination?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Reverse the triggers of procrastination so you can get to work
Google’s safety evaluation of automated vehicles
The first safety report for self-driving cars submitted to NHTSA. Waymo describes its Safety by Design philosophy https://storage.googleapis.com/sdc-prod/v1/safety-report/waymo-safety-report-2017-10.pdf …
Tuning the sound of cars to enhance the driving experience
The Fine Art of Tuning a Corvette’s Sound The purr and the roar of a powerful car doesn’t just happen. It is a composition, a combination of art and engineering. nytimes.com The Fine...
Ironies of automation: More data bigger failures
Ironies of big data: A more sophisticated model leads to greater trust AND greater risk that it fail dramatically.
Traffic fatality rates by 100k of people
The US almost leads the world in traffic safety (in a bad way)
Car as a service or as a product
A new ownership model for Volvo’s Polstar: all inclusive subscription, ordered online, with other models for loan
Traffic fatalities around the world (by distance driven)
Considering deaths per kilometer the US looks much better than when considering deaths per 100k of population (but still not good). Korea much worse. Norway and Sweden safest by either measure.