human factors

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Slow play is a significant issue in golf, with human factors identified as the greatest cause, adding an hour to rounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

While sea level rise is a global concern, China faces a particularly dangerous combination of natural and human factors.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

Automation is delivering a “step change” in terms of safety in the mining industry says Robin Burgess-Limerick, a professor at the University of Queensland in Brisbane who studies human factors in mining.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

Stretching for 180 miles through major cities like Tucson and into the Sonoran desert, the Santa Cruz River is in danger of drying up because of human factors like climate change and irresponsible wastewater disposal.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

Because of their lack of all-round and well-balanced social interest, there is not sufficient stimulus for attention to the human factors and relationships in industry.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John