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Hosted by Barry Kirby C.ErgHF FCIEHF · science · EN-GB · 94 episodes
Barry Kirby explores aspects of Human Factors, from practitioners in the field, through Processes and Tools that are useful (or not) and other Information and News that may be beneficial. For HF people to keep in touch and non-HF people to hear what we do.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBarry Kirby explores aspects of Human Factors, from practitioners in the field, through Processes and Tools that are useful (or not) and other Information and News that may be beneficial. For HF people to keep in touch and non-HF people to hear what we do.
1202 - The Human Factors Podcast is hosted by Barry Kirby C.ErgHF FCIEHF. The show has published 94 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Talking with the CIEHF President - An interview with Martin Thody" (19 February 2026, 53 minutes), "UX, HF and Defence, an interview with Matt Odell" (25 January 2026, 60 minutes), and "Human Factors in Government - An interview with Sarah Sharples" (25 November 2024, 52 minutes).
1202 - The Human Factors Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 94 episodes.
Booking probability for 1202 - The Human Factors Podcast is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. 1202 - The Human Factors Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. 1202 - The Human Factors Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Barry Kirby C.ErgHF FCIEHF hosts 1202 - The Human Factors Podcast, a science show with 94 episodes published.
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Episode #2
Barry chats with long time friend of the show, and current President of the Chartered Institute or Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF), Martin Thody. He shares his HF journey since his last interview, and reflects on...
Episode #1
Barry Kirby chats to Matt Odell, MD of MILUX, about UX in defence, and the relationship with Human Factors.
Episode #17
Sarah Sharples, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Dept. of Transport and Past President of the CIEHF shares her thoughts on how Human Factors can engage with Government Policy development and how she champions HF...
Episode #16
Rosie Cane, Cluster Manager for Space Wales, chats to Barry about what Space Wales is, how it works, and the opportunities for Human Factors and Ergonomics to add value to the sector.
Episode #15
Andrew Thatcher, the newly elected president of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) shares his background and his vision for the IEA in the next three years.
Episode #14
Barry chats with Adam Smith and Rhian Williams-Skingley about their Human Factors Podcast Human in the Loop
Episode #13
Filip Florek joins Barry to discuss just how Human Factors tools and techniques can cross be used across domains.
Episode #12
Kimberley Harding shares insights about why understanding and inclusion of Neurodiversity in the Rail sector is important, and provides an insight into the Neurodiversity in Rail Conference.
Episode #11
Bec Mckeown shares her thoughts and experiences of how to manage Cyber Risk in organisations both large and small.
Episode #10
Rachael Blackburn, Director of Aerospace Wales, gives us an insight into the organisation and how HF practitioners within Wales can get involved.
Episode #9
Some of the team behind the upcoming Think Human Exhibition share what its about, what we can expect to see and how we can engage with it. With Mark Young, Ella-Mae Hubbard and Ellie King.
Episode #8
Sara Pazell is not only a Human Factors practitioner in Australia, and Barry wanted to chat about her perspectives on HF application but she is also a co-host on the Why Work Podcast, and they chat about that too.
Episode #7
Prof. Phil Morgan from Cardiff University shares his experiences of being a researcher int he Cyber Security Domain and what is happening to get ahead.
Episode #6
Ken discusses with Barry, the challenges and similarities of Healthcare Human Factors in both the UK and USA.
Episode #5
Dawn Benson, the Programme Manager for the Clinical Human Factors Group, gives an insight into the aims and ambitions of the organisation in the future.
Episode #4
Laura Bishop gives an insight into Human Vulnerability and risk as seen from the cyber perspective.
Episode #3
Dr Nuno Cebola and Fran Slater from NATS talks about the application of Human Factors in Air Traffic Control
Episode #2
Madeline Shoot gives us an insight into what its like being an Early Careers Human Factors Practitioner in Canada.
Episode #1
The application of HF in the Medical domain is a slowly evolving field, Fran Ives takes us through the breadth of opportunities and discusses the challenges that practitioners face.
Episode #11
Barry talks with Brendan Hazlett about what it means to be a Consultant in the HF world, what the role is about and why he finds it an interesting career route.
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