SH201: Knowledge is not enough. We must apply. What can you do to build HF into your training or education?
In this episode, we dive into how to integrate human factors and non-technical skills into dive training and businesses. We explore the importance of understanding and applying these concepts in real-...
20 Aug 20259min
SH200: Why we find it so hard to say no or change...the sunk cost fallacy
In this episode, we explore why calling a dive can be so difficult and why safety ultimately allows us to dive more. We discuss how small issues and stressors, combined with the sunk cost fallacy, can...
16 Aug 20255min
SH199: Safety is boring...
Why is safety often seen as boring in diving? In this episode, we discuss a story of high-current dives, questionable guiding practices, and the stigma of prioritizing safety over thrill. While safety...
13 Aug 20253min
SH198: Were you lucky or were you good?
What can WWII bombers teach us about diving? The story of Abraham Wald’s counterintuitive armor placement on planes highlights the importance of analyzing what’s not immediately visible—a lesson divin...
9 Aug 20258min
SH197: We’ve got an attitude problem!
Mistakes are an essential part of learning, but in the highly regulated world of diving, the fear of judgment often stifles open discussion. Unlike other extreme sports where mistakes are embraced as ...
6 Aug 20254min
SH196: They broke the rules! So...?
When diving accidents occur, the immediate response often blames rule-breaking, but reality is far more complex. Rules are designed to enhance safety, yet accidents can happen even when rules are foll...
2 Aug 202514min
SH195: Murphy was wrong!
Murphy’s Law suggests that if something can go wrong, it will, but this oversimplifies reality. Most of the time, things go right, even when procedures are ignored or actions are flawed, which can cre...
30 Jul 20258min
SH194: Surely if we blame and punish, things will be safer?
In this episode, we discuss a controversial Facebook post about a novice diver being taken beyond their certification limits to 45 meters by an instructor, sparking a heated debate on blame, punishmen...
26 Jul 202512min
