Drivers on the phone: Misusing the original social network

Researchers have been tracking the use of phones by drivers for almost a decade. We know that phones reduce driver performance, and that one fifth of motor-vehicle accidents involve cell phone use. We know that hands-free phones don’t help. Heavy traffic and stop-and-go traffic compound the risk, because driving in this type of traffic requires […]

Usability, not drowning

Is it a usability experiment? Are they testing the theory that a baby in a bucket won’t fall over as easily as a baby in a bath?

Photo from Yahoo.co.jp news.
Actually, it’s a photo that accompanies a news story about babies in IJmuiden, The Netherlands, whose parents were learning baby massage. The warm bath in advance is supposed […]