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Why Safety Doesn’t See Things

January 3, 2022 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Why Safety Doesn’t See Things One of the beauties of fallibility, frailty and mortality is understanding why and how we perceive things. The human eye is nothing like a camera, just as the brain is nothing like a computer. Both metaphors of camera and computer are not just unhelpful but create a … [Read more...] about Why Safety Doesn’t See Things

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