Ira Hyman
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| Cell phones not just dangerous while driving | Two tragic cases in the news this week have been linked to workers who were on their cell phones while on the clock. The death of an autistic man left in a sweltering van in Bucks County and a fatal Duck Boat accident on the Delaware River last summer have both been tied to inattentive workers… |
2011-03-09 | |
| The Great Hang Up: Clown? What clown? | How much do you miss right in front of you when you're using your cell phone? It turns out you might even miss a spectacle. In a groundbreaking study out of Western Washington University, researchers wanted to see how distracting a cell phone can be with the help of a clown on a unicycle.… |
2011-03-03 | |
| Calif. TV station runs segment on Ira Hyman's cell phone attentiveness research | 2011-02-23 | ||
| Clown? What clown? | COGNITIVE psychologists say accidents involving 'multitasking' pedestrians occur because humans - like the gadgets they are addicted to - have only that much processing power. If they devote too much of this limited brain power to their gadgets, then something else has to give… |
2011-01-31 | |
| TV crew takes to campus for another reenactment of Ira Hyman's research into cell phone distractions | 2011-01-25 | ||
| From the Heartland: Shut Up and Drive | The “Shut up and drive!” bumper sticker fairly summarizes my feelings toward vehicular cell phone use, though I might preface my request with a polite, “Please.” If you’re hurling through space at high speeds, I’m sure your call can wait. Several states throughout the country have gently… |
2011-01-18 | |
| Documentary featuring Ira Hyman to air again on CNBC this week | 2011-01-05 | ||
| Thursday CBC documentary asks 'Are We Digital Dummies?' | 2010-11-17 | ||
| Are We Digital Dummies? | In this provocative, fast paced, funny and shocking documentary, Are We Digital Dummies? examines the risks associated with using our tech gear behind the wheel of the car, at home, as well as at the office where cell phone use in meetings have re-written the rules of etiquette. We discover… |
2010-11-16 | |
| What can a gorilla teach law enforcers? | Could having a partner in the car with you help mitigate the effects of inattentive blindness? A recent study confirms the problem with this phenomenon but unexpectedly could offer one solution to law enforcement. |
2010-11-15 |