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Human Factors at the Fringe: BaseCamp

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 04/08/201804/08/2018

A legendary rivalry: one mountain and two climbers seeking to be the best. We join…

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Human Factors at The Fringe: Every Brilliant Thing

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 29/09/201629/09/2016

You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s done something stupid. She finds…

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Human Factors at The Fringe: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 20/09/201629/09/2016

Walrus’ award-winning show returns to Edinburgh in Paines Plough’s Roundabout. ‘Let’s just talk until it…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at The Fringe: Nuclear Family

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 14/09/201615/09/2016

Nuclear Family is a gripping piece of interactive theatre which follows Joe and Ellen, nuclear…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at The Fringe: My Eyes Went Dark

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 09/09/201620/09/2016

Written and directed by Matthew Wilkinson. A thrilling modern tragedy about a Russian architect driven…

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  • Human Factors/Ergonomics

Human Factors at The Fringe: The Girl in the Machine

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 07/09/201620/09/2016

Polly is a professional, a high achiever and an addict. Her drug of choice is…

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  • Culture

Human Factors at The Fringe

  • by stevenshorrock
  • Posted on 07/09/201604/08/2018

There have been many debates in human factors about its status as science or art…

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Steven Shorrock is an interdisciplinary humanistic, systems and design practitioner interested in human work from multiple perspectives.

Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) & Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF)

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Human Factors & Ergonomics in Practice

'Human Factors & Ergonomics in Practice' concerns the real practice of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), conveying the perspectives and experiences of practitioners and other stakeholders in a variety of industrial sectors, organisational settings and working contexts. Buy direct from Routledge.

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