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That Looks About Right: An Alaska Airlines Software Failure
Two 'tail strikes' in quick succession on Alaska Airlines flights highlight the subtle impacts of software bugs, and the importance of retaining human…
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George Bearfield
The Titan sub: A case study in hubris?
The Titan submersible disaster may well serve as a warning of the dangers of a combination of a risk-taking mindset with a lax regulatory environment.
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ChatGPT on Transport Safety
What impact will Artificial Intelligence have on transport safety? To find out I thought I’d get it straight from the horse’s mouth so I asked ChatGPT…
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George Bearfield
Safety Behaviour and Incentives
Listen now | In this podcast, I speak to Diane Chadwick Jones - the former Human Performance Director, BP - about Safety Culture, and the relationship…
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Rail Software Safety: An Expert View
Listen now | Dr Roger Short is a pioneer in the field of software safety assurance on the railway. In this podcast we discuss his career and the key…
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George Bearfield
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The Railway War
The story of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and increasingly the counter offensive, can be seen from the perspective of the railway, shedding new light…
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Ukraine & Belarusia: The Next Steps in the Rail Cyber War
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted an arms race that is now underway in the use of cyber capabilities to attack rail networks.
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From 'Demon Mode' to 'Elon Mode'
Are Tesla's methods of developing safety critical software madness or are they on course to permanently upend safety orthodoxy? I wish I knew.
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George Bearfield
Cyber Security of Critical Transport Infrastructure: A Military View
Listen now | In this podcast I speak to Colonel Philip Ingram, a former senior intelligence officer in the British army, about the emerging cyber…
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NTC Vulkan: The rail cyber threat just got real
Leaked documents from a Russian cyber security contractor show that malign nation states are actively developing the capability to cause rail accidents…
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George Bearfield
The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
On the third anniversary of the tragic crash of the Ethiopia Airlines flight 302 the story of Boeing's rise and fall has already become a cautionary…
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The Doomsday Planes
The US and Russian presidents each have aeroplanes that are designed to provide shelter from a nuclear attack; these curiosities tell an interesting…
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