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Dr Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) is giving a public talk tomorrow on human error @Ri_Science, 6pm, £12/8
I work with Sarah, who’s based at the UCL Interaction Centre, on the CHI+MED project and have enjoyed her talks and videos so I can promise you an entertaining time at the Royal Institution (Ri) in London for her talk … Continue reading
Posted in CHI+MED, CHI+MED people, CHI+MED public engagement, Events, events - public
Tagged human error, London, public talks, Ri, Royal Institution, Sarah Wiseman
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.@oopsohno – winner of #ShareMyThesis w her work on number entry and medical devices
Heartiest congratulations to CHI+MED’s Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) who has won first place in #ShareMyThesis – a competition organised by the British Library in partnership with Research Councils UK and Vitae. #ShareMyThesis encouraged PhD students to explain the importance of their … Continue reading
[London, Science, Sat 21 Feb] Family Fun Day at the Royal Institution (@Ri_Science) w @oopsohno
“The 2014 CHRISTMAS LECTURES were all about taking control of the devices in your life, using what you have and creating something altogether new and exciting. Join the revolution. Learn to hack your home and take control at this Family … Continue reading
Celebrating* errors – #FailBetter exhibition in Dublin, by @oopsohno (*well, at least trying to learn from them)
CHI+MED’s Sarah Wiseman visited the Dublin Science Gallery earlier in March 2014, to see the Fail Better exhibition that’s on until the end of April. She’s written up her thoughts below and you can also follow her on @oopsohno on … Continue reading
Sessions from chi+med’s annual meeting: Sarah Wiseman on numbers, hack days and comedy
CHI+MED is a six year project funded by the EPSRC to find ways of making interactive medical devices safer. We’ve just returned from our fourth annual meeting in which we reported back to our Steering Committee and Advisory Group. That … Continue reading
If you’re in Edinburgh this weekend there’s some science comedy with @oopsohno on 17th & 20th August 2013
CHI+MED’s Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) is taking part in the Edinburgh Fringe with her science stand up comedy at Bright Club Scotland. Reminder: You can see me doing Bright Club at the Edinburgh Fringe (woah!) this Saturday then Tuesday. Get tickets! … Continue reading
BBC’s Watchdog interviewed Sarah Wiseman about online banking errors
Imagine pressing ‘OK’ during an online banking session and finding out (perhaps much later) that you’ve sent your money to a complete stranger and you’re going to have a fight on your hands to get it back. Amanda Miller thought … Continue reading
Sarah Wiseman (@oopsohno) on doing stand up comedy about her number entry research
Sarah Wiseman’s article on Bright Club (a comedy club where researchers talk about their work) is published in the EPSRC‘s magazine, Pioneer on page 36. Sarah writes about using stand up comedy to talk to non-specialist audiences about her (EPSRC-funded) CHI+MED … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright Club, comedy, number entry, public engagement, research, Sarah Wiseman
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A little CHI+MED comedy for those in London on 9 May
There’s another opportunity to see one of CHI+MED’s researchers, Sarah Wiseman (UCL), talk about her work at a comedy night in London with other academics from UCL. 9th May – Bright Club: Reading at the Bloomsbury Theatre Tickets are on sale … Continue reading
Interesting paper: Designing devices with the task in mind: which numbers are really used in hospitals?
Sarah Wiseman’s paper was a finalist (in the top three) in the Human Factors prize 2012 from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Designing devices with the task in mind: which numbers are really used in hospitals? Wiseman S, Cox … Continue reading
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